District Profile

General Profile of U.S.Nagar

  1. Useful Land : 286760
  2. Total Cultivated Land : 264848
  3. Forest : 100798
  4. Cultivated Land in Kharif : 133331
  5. Cultivated Land Rabi : 113067
  6. Cultivated Land Zaid : 18450

Major farming systems/enterprises (based on the analysis made by the KVK)

S.N. Farming system/enterprise
1 Agriculture and animal husbandry / fisheries

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

Soil Type/s

S.N. Agro-climatic Zone Characteristics
1 Tarai and Bhabar Total geographical area of 3055 sq. km., soil alluvial in nature, low to medium in phosphorus, low to medium in potassium and low in organic matter. Main crops grown- Rice, wheat, sugarcane and pulses. Average annual rainfall-1433.4mm, Minimum temp. 3-50C, Maximum temp. 39-410C. Irrigated area- 80%, Agri-export zone of basmati rice, litchi, floriculture and medicinal and aromatic plants. As per the recent report of NBSS and LUP, average pH of the soils is increased up to 8.2.

Topography

S.N. Agro Ecological Situation Characteristics
1 AES –I (Blocks covered- Khatima and Sitarganj) Soil loam and sandy loam, water logged condition, prone to flood, soil fertility medium, medium to deep soil, irrigated situation, and Paddy-Wheat and Paddy-Sugarcane crops grown.
2 AES –II (Blocks covered- Bazpur, Gadarpur and Rudrapur) Soil loam to clay loam, poor drainage, soil fertility medium to low, deep soil, irrigated situation, Paddy-Sugarcane, Paddy-Wheat, Paddy-Pea/Paddy-Potato, Paddy-Barseem crops grown.
3 AES –III (Blocks covered- Jaspur and Kashipur) Soil sandy loam to clay loam, drainage problem, soil fertility low, medium to deep soil irrigated situation, Paddy-Wheat, Paddy-Sugarcane-Lahi-Wheat, Paddy-Sugarcane – lahi crops grown.

Soil Type/s

S.N. Soil Type Characteristics Area in ha
1 Loam, sandy loam and clay loam Soils of district U. S. Nagar is alluvial in nature, low to medium in phosphorus, medium to high in potassium and high in organic matter. Deficient in zinc, rich in calcium carbonate. Drainage of soil is imperfect and water logging is great threat to the field crops. Not quantified

Area, Production and Productivity of major crops cultivated in the district (2014-15)

Field crops including oil seeds and pulses and vegeatbles

S.N. Crop Area (ha) Production (MT) Productivity (Qtl /ha)
1 Paddy 98565 310108 31.46
2 Wheat 95515 365049 38.22
3 Sugarcane 41372 234200 566.0
4 Lentil 212 170 8.04
5 Mustard 5003 4277 8.55
6 Potato 589 5565 113.01
S.N. Crop Area (ha) Production (Qtl) Productivity (Qtl /ha)
1 Pear 81 710-00 8.77
2 Lemon 1560 3750 2.40
3 Mango 3740 32186 8.61
4 Lichi 280 75 0.27
5 Guava 47 115 2.45
6 Others 580 1615 2.78
S.N. Spices Area (ha) Production (Qtl) Productivity (Qtl /ha)
1 Turmeric 115 1005 8.74
2 Chilli 180 1325 7.36
3 Corriander 160 255 1.59
4 Fenugreek 90 600 6.67
5 Garlic 165 1008 6.11
6 Ginger 275 5415 19.69
7 Big Cardamon 15 25 1.67
8 Others 25 130 5.20
S.N. Vegetables Area (ha) Production (Qtl) Productivity (Qtl /ha)
1 Pea 2360 16369 6.94
2 Radish 194 3367 17.36
3 Franchbean 144 918 6.38
4 Cabbage 394 6734 17.09
5 Cauliflower 280 5014 17.91
6 Onion 320 3500 10.94
7 Capsicum 171 664 3.88
8 Okra 492 5053 10.27
9 Tomato 905 13763 15.21
10 Brinjal 364 5625 15.45
11 Others 823 7727 9.39
S.N. Animals Population Production (Qtl) Productivity (Qtl /ha)
1 Cow 138730
2 Buffalo 176820
3 Sheep 3118
4 Goat 62974
5 Pig 1684
6 Horse/Mule 1244
7 Donkey 140
8 Dog 33562
9 Poultry/Birds 1227520
10 Fisheries (pond) 312 ha 8455.9 27.19

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

Category Population Production Productivity
Cattle
Crossbred 53595 NA NA
Indigenous 70356 NA NA
Buffalo 175905 NA NA
Sheep 2157 NA NA
Goats 44514 NA NA
Poultry 997724 NA NA
Fish 1000 3000 NA

Details of Operational Area / Villages (2014-15)

Name of the block Name of the village Major crops & enterprise Major problem identified Identified thrust areas
Khatima Bari Anjania
  1. Sugarcane
  2. Paddy
  3. Wheat
  4. Pulses, Urd, Lentil
  5. Oilseeds, Soybean, Lahi, Mustard
  6. Nutrition garden
  7. Animal Husbandry
  8. Fisheries
  1. Use of traditional methods for sowing of crops.
  2. Non-availability of recommended varieties of crops.
  3. Gap in adoption of recommended dose of fertilizers and application of micronutrients.
  4. Lack of knowledge about the improved technologies.
  5. Water drainage problem.
  6. Non-availability of new & improved farm machineries.
  7. Lack of awareness & knowledge about importance of green manure & organic manure.
  1. Varietal replacement in sugarcane.
  2. Cost effective technology demonstration in sugarcane through introduction of IPM and IPNM.
  3. Quality seed production programme in sugarcane.
  4. Soil testing and site specific nutrient recommendation.
  5. Increasing crop production with high yielding varieties, IPM and IPNM.
  6. Introduction of organic farming.
  7. Introduction of mushroom production.
  8. Women empowerment through household food and nutrition security, value addition and processing, drudgery reduction and group (SHG) formation.
  9. Integrated fish farming.
Sitarganj Karghata
Rudrapur Fauji, Matkota, Bhagwanpur
Gadarpur Majra Hasan, Kopa, Kopa Kripali, Govindpur
Bazpur Pipaliya
Kashipur Banskheri
Jaspur Dharampur
Ramnagar Udaypuri Negi

Priority/Thrust Areas

S.N. Thrust Area
1 Varietal replacement in sugarcane
2 Cost effective technology demonstration in sugarcane in sugarcane through introduction of IPM and IPNM
3 Quality seed production programme in sugarcane
4 Soil testing and site specific nutrient recommendation
5 Increasing crop production with high yielding varieties, IPM and IPNM
6 Introduction of organic farming
7 Introduction of bee-keeping and mushroom production
8 Women empowerment through household food security, value addition and processing, drudgery reduction and group (SHG) formation
9 Integrated fish farming, composite fish farming
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