District Profile
District Details:
- District level data on agriculture, livestock and farming situation (2023-24)
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Sl. No. |
Item |
Information |
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1 |
Major Farming system/enterprise |
Paddy-Wheat, Paddy–Mustard, Rice–Maize (Rabi), Maize- Wheat, Maize–Vegetable pea, Maize–Mustard, Rice–Lentil, Paddy–Linseed, Pigeon pea–Green gram, Potato-Maize, Wheat-Finger millet, Paddy-Sesame |
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2 |
Agro-climatic Zone |
Middle Gangetic Plain Region (IV)–According to Planning Commission North West Alluvial Plain Zone (BI-1) - According to NARP |
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3 |
Agro ecological situation |
Eastern Plain, Hot Sub humid (moist) Eco-Region (13.1) |
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4 |
Soil type |
Sandy Soils (0.92%), Coarse Sandy Loam Soils (23.15%), Fine Sandy Loam Soils (16.08%), Clayey Soils (0.93%), Saline/ Calcareous Soils (58.92%) |
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5 |
Productivity of major 2-3 crops under cereals, pulses, oilseeds, vegetables, fruits and others |
Cereals |
Pulses |
Oilseeds |
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Paddy: 3788 kg/ha Wheat: 3194 kg/ha Maize: 4926 kg/ha |
Green gram: 689 kg/ha Black gram: 886 kg/ha Lentil: 1135 kg/ha Pigeon pea: 1567 kg/ha Chickpea: 1477 kg/ha |
Mustard: 1259 kg/ha Linseed: 848 kg/ha Sesame : 665 kg/ha
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6 |
Mean yearly temperature, rainfall, humidity of the district |
Mean Temperature: 26OC, Rainfall: 1198.6 mm, Humidity: 67% |
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Source: DAO, Muzaffarpur (2023)
- District Profile:
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S. No. |
Geographical area |
Area (ha) |
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1 |
Total Geographical area |
317591 |
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2 |
Total Agricultural land |
247721 |
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3 |
Uncultivated land |
59270 |
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4 |
Net Sown area |
219963 |
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5 |
Agriculture waste land |
344 |
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6 |
Alkaline soil land |
5230 |
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7 |
Irrigated area |
89964 |
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8 |
Horticulture land |
23877 |
3. Land Classification
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S. No. |
Type of land |
Area (ha) |
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1 |
Upland |
58825 |
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2 |
Medium land |
88768 |
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3 |
Low land |
72212 |
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4 |
High low land |
32932 |
Source: DAO, Muzaffarpur (2023)
