District Profile

 

Basic Information of the District KVK  - KEONJHAR

 

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

13

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

Area (‘000 ha)

Cropping intensity %

Net sown area

295

127.21

Area sown more than once

83.0

Gross cropped area

378

 

 

 

 

Irrigation

Area (‘000 ha)

Net irrigated area

74.18 (Kharif)

32.57 (Rabi)

Gross irrigated area

106.75

Rainfed area

222.82

Sources of Irrigation

Number

Area (‘000 ha)

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

140

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