District Agriculture Scenerio
1.1    Agro-Climatic/Ecological Zone
Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR)
Moderately To Gently Sloping ChattisgarhMahanadi Basin, Hot Moist/Dry Subhumid Transitional ESR With Deep Loamy To Clayey Red And Yellow Soils (11.0)1994
Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission)
Eastern plateau and hills region (VII)
Agro Climatic Zone (NARP)
Plains of Chhattisgarh
List all the districts falling under the NARP Zone* (*>50% area falling in the zone)
Raipur, Bilaspur, Korba, Raigarh, Janjgir-champa, Kabirdham, Rajnandgaon, Durg, Dhamtari,Mahasamund, Kanker (11 districts)1966
Geographic coordinates of district
headquarter
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
21°13’ N
81°17’E
289 m
Name and address of the concerned ZRS/
ZARS/ RARS/ RRS/ RRTTS
ZARS, Raipur1957
Mention the KVK located in the district with address
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Anjora, Durg (C.G.)1993
Name and address of the nearest Agromet Field Unit (A
Department of Agrometeorology, College of Agriculture, IGKV, Raipur (C.G.)1975
1.2   Rainfall
Rainfall
Normal RF(mm)
Normal Onset ( specify week and month)
Normal Cessation (specify week and month)
SW monsoon (June-Sep)
923
3rd week of June
4th week of September
NE Monsoon(Oct-Dec)
66
-
-
Winter (Jan- Feb)
9
-
-
Summer (Mar-May)
29
-
-
Annual
1027
-
-
1.3   Land use pattern of the district (latest statistics)
Land use pattern of the district
Geographical
area
Cultivable
area
Forest
area
Land under
nonagricultural
use
Permanent
pastures
Cultivable
wasteland
Land
under
Misc.
tree
crops
and
groves
Barren and
uncultivable
land
Current
fallows
Other
fallows
Area (‘000 ha)
870.1
548.3
99.6
90.7
61.4
-
0.2
38.8
14.7
18.9
Source: Agricultural Statistics, 2009, Commissioner of land records, Raipur, Govt. of Chhattisgarh

1.4 Major Soils
Major Soils
Area (‘000 ha)
Percent (%) of total
Entisol (Bhata-gravely)
81.1
15
Inceptisol (Matasi-Sandyloam)
114.8
21
Alfisols (Dorsa-clayloam)
95.7
17
Vertisols (Kanhar-clayey)
157.5
29
Bharri
92.5
17
* Source: Directorate of Agriculture, 2009, Govt. of Chhattisgarh