Geographical Area
8.31 lakh ha
Net Sown Area
2.63 lakh ha
Area Under Forest
4.03680 lakh ha
Fallow Land
35000 ha
Waste Land
26000 ha
Irrigated Land
31.06 lakh ha
Area under Kharif crops
63308 ha (Kharif)
Area under Rabi crops
31897 ha (Rabi)
Cropping Intensity
140
Agro Climatic Zone
North Central Plateau Zone
Annual Rainfall
1487.7mm
Temperature ( Maximum and Minimum)
36.9 0C, 11.90C
Soil type of the district
Red, lateritic, red and yellow, alluvial, red and black
Major enterprises in the District
Honey bee, Mushroom, Fishery, Goatery, Duckery, Poultry, Lac cultivation
Total Population
18,01,733
Rural population
15,48,674
No. of Villages
2133
No. of Village Panchayats
186
No. of Blocks
13
No. of Tehsils
Source : DAO, Keonjhar
Major Soils (common names like red sandy loam deep soils (etc.,)*
Area (‘000 ha)
Percent (%) of total
1.Red soil
342.372
41.2
2.Mixed red & yellow
83.1
10
3.Mixed red & black
73.128
8.8
4.Lateritic
240.99
29
5.Alluvial
91.41
11
Others (specify):
Agricultural land use
Cropping intensity %
Net sown area
295
127.21
Area sown more than once
83.0
Gross cropped area
378
Irrigation
Net irrigated area
74.18 (Kharif)
32.57 (Rabi)
Gross irrigated area
106.75
Rainfed area
222.82
Sources of Irrigation
Number
Percentage of total irrigated area
Canals
Tanks (Reservoir)
3
27.24
Open wells
2792
4.428
Bore wells
20205
8.06
Lift irrigation schemes
235
3.288
Micro-irrigation
Other sources (please specify)
-
7.5
Area, Production, Productivity of Major crops of the District Keonjhar
Name of the Crop
Area in ha
Productivity
(q/ha)
Paddy
High land: 43280
182500
16.03
Medium land:99832
Low land: 39388
Wheat
1460
16.01
Maize
27800
17.19
Ragi
149
5.98
Blackgram
23370
4.45
Mung
14670
4.4
Groundnut
3100
9.03
Sunflower
580
13.53
Mustard
9020
2.38
Arhar
6290
9.14
Gram
4290
11.19
Potato
127.14
Sweet potato
2930
99.86
Chilli
4720
8.81
Pea
2840
12.39
Tomato
9120
15.28
Brinjal
12016
17.56
Okra
4457
8.96
Land utilization & irrigation status (in graphical form)
Forest Area
403680 ha
Cultivable Area
302000 ha
Cultivated Area
2,97,873 ha
A) Upland
158653 ha
B) Medium Land
99832 ha
C) Low Land
39388 ha
Mis. & Tree grooves
6000 ha
• Permanent Pasture
38000
Culturable waste
24447 ha
Land put to un agricultural use
34000
Barren and uncultivable land
27000