District Profile
DETAILS OF THE DISTRICT
- Basic Information
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Soil Type |
Sandy loam to clay |
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S. No |
Agro-climatic Zone |
Characteristics |
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1 |
Dry-sub Humid Zone of Haryana State
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Average Rainfall : 1000 mm/yr.(app.) Ground Water Status – Dark Zone Temperature range - 20C – 450C Source of Irrigation : Tubewell (96%) & Canal (4%)
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2 |
Agro ecological situation Geographical Area (ha) : 153171 Net Sown Area (ha) : 133424 |
Area under crops : 62%, 66% & 8% (Rice, Wheat & Sugarcane) Area under Horticulture Crops : 10-12% Area under Agro-forestry crops: 3.32% area
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General Census (2011) No. of villages : 486 Blocks : 6 Population (Total Persons) :1136784 Male - 604044 Female- 532740 Literacy Rate : 82.9 % Male - 88.5% Female- 76.6% |
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2. Area, Production and Productivity of major crops cultivated
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S. No |
Crop |
Area (ha) |
Production (MT.) |
Productivity (Kg./ha) |
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1 |
Paddy |
85000 |
310000 |
3647 |
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2 |
Sugarcane |
12000 |
901000 |
75083 |
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3 |
Wheat |
100000 |
470000 |
4700 |
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4 |
Rabi Oilseed |
10000 |
10000 |
1000 |
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5 |
Sunflower |
9130 |
23952 |
2623.46 |
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Vegetables |
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1 |
Potato |
3236 |
7243.6 |
2238 |
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2 |
Onion |
2956 |
7577.1 |
2563 |
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3 |
Tomato |
1286 |
3824.2 |
2973 |
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Fruit Crops |
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1 |
Mango |
1438.9 |
463.8 |
7730 |
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2 |
Guava |
583 |
398.3 |
17317 |
(Source : Agriculture & Horticulture Department)
