Districts at a glance (Part 1)- AgriTech(All about Agriculture)

 Districts at a glance (Rayagada, Koraput, Kalahandi and Gajapati)

DISTRICTS AT A GLANCE

 Districts at a glance (Rayagada, Koraput, Kalahandi and Gajapati)

RAYAGADA

Rayagada district comes under North Eastern Ghat Zone characterized by hot, moist and sub-humid climate and consists of Brown forest, lateritic, Red alluvial, Black and mixed Red Soil groups.

Geographical area is 7, 58,745 sq km.

Cultivated Area

·         High is 1,28,962 Ha

·         Med is 42,705 Ha

·         Low is 21,837 Ha

·         Total is 1,93,504 Ha

Paddy Land

·         High is 9,523 Ha

·         Med is 24,500 Ha

·         Low is 21,837 Ha

·         Total is 55,860 Ha

Land diverted to social forests and other plantation & other purpose  is 10,900 Ha

Land put to cultivation

·         High is 1,18,607 Ha

·         Med is 42,705 Ha

·         Low is 21,837 Ha

·         Total is 1,82,604 ha

Irrigation activities on different Irrigation sources which is 28% of the total land put to Agriculture during

·         Kharif (2017) = 45307 ha (25%)

·         Rabi (2017) = 16551 ha (9.06%)

 

Area: 7,073.00 sq km

Population: 9,67,911

Literacy Rate: 42.13% 

Block: 11

 Villages: 2667

Municipality: 1 NAC: 2 

Police station: 15

 Gram Panchayats: 182

 PUBLIC UTILITIES 

Bank: 5

Hospitals: 3

NGOs: 19

Tahasils: 11

Colleges: 9

Municipalities: 1

Postal: 5

Telephone Directory: 5

 

KORAPUT

Koraput District located in the backdrop of green valley’s contemplating immaculate freshness and was established on 1st April, 1936.

Geographical Area is 8807 sq. km

Area under forest is 1879.53 sq. km

Total Population is 1379647 (as per 2011 census)

Male is 678809 and female is 700838

Total Literacy rate is 568090 (Male is 340843& Female is 227247)

 

Communication:

National Highway is 293.53 KM

State Highway is 15.08 KM

Rural Roads is 866.90 KM

Gram Panchayat Road is 5967 KM

Panchayat Samiti Road is 1183 KM

Forest Road is 208.75 KM

Agriculture:

Total Cultivable Area is 301.50 SqKm

Total Paddy Area (Kharif) is 99.000 Ha

Irrigation Potential (Kharif) is 93908 Ha

Irrigation Potential (Rabi) is 64057 Ha

Major Kharif Crops are Paddy, Ragi, Maize, Niger, and Vegetable

Major Rabi Crops are Paddy, Sugarcane, vegetables.

Forest Area is Koraput Forest Division:

Reserve Forests are 30251.2039 Ha

Proposed Reserve Forests are 39779.1848

Demarcated Protected Forests are 31553.4221

Reserved Land is 151.8100

Protected Land is 33.3700

Under Sec.32 of Act is 415.9905

Villages Forests is 553.1600

 

KALAHANDI

Kalahandi District is covering a geographical area of 7920 sq km lies in between 19.175489ଂ to 20.454517ଂ North Latitude and 82.617767ଂ to 83.794874ଂ East Longitude.

Area is 7920sq km

Population is 1576869

Literacy rate is 59.22 %

Block are 13

Villages are 2253

Municipality is 1 and NAC are 3

Police stations are 17

Tahasil are 13

RI circle are 105

 

PUBLIC UTILITIES

Banks are 19

Common Service Centers are 26

Postals are 13

Colleges are 18

Hospitals are 19

NGOs are 31

Schools are 5

Total Population as per 2011 census are 1576869

 

GAJAPATI

Gajapati District has been named after Maharaja Sri Krushna Chandra Gajapati Narayan Deo.

 Area is 3850 sq km

No. of Sub-division is 1(Paralakhemundi)

No. of Tahasils are 7

No. of Revenue Circles are 44

No. of Blocks are 7

No. of Gram Panchayats are 149

 No of Villages are 1534

No. of Municipailty is 1 (Paralakhemundi)

No. of NAC is 1(Kashinagar)

Population as per 2011 Census are 577817

No. of Police stations are 11

Sex ratio is 1043

Languages in use are Odia, Hindi, Telugu, English, Suara and Urdu

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