District Profile

Major Farming Systems/Enterprises (Based on the analysis made by the KVK)

S.N. Farming system/enterprise
1 Farming System/Enterprise
2 Agri.+Animal Husbandary+Pastureculture
3 Agri+Animal Husbandary

 

Description of Agro-climatic Zone & major agro ecological situations (based on soil and topography)

 

S.N. Agro-climatic Zone Characteristics
1 Zone II B Arid Region

 

Soil Type/s

 

S.N. Soil Type Characteristics Area in ha m
1 Alkaline soils and sandy loamy fine to Loamy sand Medium textured from sandy loam to loam Flat older alluvial plain with coarse textured shallow to moderate to deep sandy soil with scattered hummocks and gravelly pediments.
Sand dunes with inter dunal plains, soil associated with dune complex.
Flat older alluvial plain with coarse textured deep soils followed by medium to fine textured deep soil.		  

 

Area, Production and Productivity of major crops cultivated in the district

 

S.N. Crop Area (ha) Production (Qtl) Productivity (Qtl /ha)
1 Bajara 320602 2080706.98 6.49
2 Shorghum 4340 13714.4 3.16
3 Clusterbean 61714 271541.6 4.4
4 Cotton 193 1229.41 6.37
5 Graudnut 2576 34647.2 13.45
6 Moong 74661 170973.69 2.29
7 Moth 26266 95870.9 3.65
8 Til 18796 41163.24 6.49
9 Wheat 44190 793210.5 17.95
10 Barley 753 12725.7 16.9
11 Gram 5874 35009.04 5.96
12 Mustard 86604 1036649.88 11.97
13 Cumin 64169 304161.06 4.74
14 Isabgoal 34067 113783.78 3.34
15 Taramera 647 2969.73 4.59
16 Ber 220 51000 231.818
17 Aonla 80 2700 33.75
18 Lime 50 2500 50
19 Tomato 2198 535000 243.403
20 Brinjal 305 53300 174.754
21 Carrot 288 56000 194.444
22 Radish 336 34100 101.488
23 Cole group 422 50400 119.431

 

Production and productivity of livestock, Poultry, Fisheries etc. in the district

 

Category Population Production Productivity
Cattle      
Indigenous 293509 733772.5 2.5
Buffalo 411694 1235082.0 3.0
Sheep      
Crossbred      
Indigenous 630531    
Goats 547858    
Pigs      
Crossbred      
Indigenous 2910    
Rabbits      
Poultry      
Hens      
Desi 15182    
Improved      
Ducks      
Turkey and others      

 

Agro-Climatic/Ecological Zone

 

Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Western Plain, Kachchh And Part Of Kathiawar Peninsula, Hot Arid Eco-Region (2.3)

Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Western Dry Region (XIV)

Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) Transitional Plain of Luni Basin Zone (RJ-4)

List all the districts or part thereof falling under the NARP

Zone

Jalore, Pali, Rajsmand, and Sirohi

Geographic coordinates of district headquarters Latitude Longitude Altitude

25o 20’ 36.42” N 72o 36’ 56.86”E 222 m

Name and address of the concerned ZRS Zonal Director Research, Agricultural Research Station, Keshwana, Jalore;

02973-265915, 265844; E-mail-nksharmaars@yahoo.co.in

Mention the KVK located in the district Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Keshwana, Distt. Jalore-343 001.

 

Rainfall

 

Normal RF(mm) Normal Rainy days (number)

Normal Onset Normal Cessation

SW monsoon (June-Sep): 339.8 - 4th week of

June

3rd week of

September.

NE Monsoon(Oct-Dec): 11.6 -

Winter (Jan- Feb) 10.1 - - -

Summer (Mar-May) 8.5 - - -

Annual 370.0 - - -

 

Land Use Pattern of The District

 

(latest statistics)

Geographical

Area 1056.60ha.

Cultivable

Area 739.9 ha.

Forest

Area 20.8 ha.

Land under nonagricultural use

Permanent

Pastures 47.4 ha.

Cultivable

Waste land 27.5 ha.

Land under Misc. tree crops and groves Barren and Uncultivable NA land NA

Current Fallows 87.6 ha.

Other

Fallows NA Area (‘000 ha) 1056.60 739.9 20.8 - 47.4 27.5 - - 87.6 -

 

Major Soils Area (‘000 ha) & Percent (%) of total

 

Deep Yellowish brown Sandy soils 501.8 & 47.5

Deep light yellowish brown loamy soils 256.7 & 24.3

Deep pale brown sandy soils 212.3 & 20.1

Red gravelly loam hilly soils 36.9 & 3.5

Other soils 45.4 & 4.3