District Profile

District level data on agriculture, livestock and farming situation (2018-19)

Sl. no.	Item
1	Major Farming system/enterprise
2	Agro-climatic Zone
3	Agro ecological situation
4	Soil type
5	Productivity of major 2-3 crops under cereals, pulses, oilseeds, vegetables, fruits and others
6	Mean yearly temperature, rainfall, humidity of the district
7	Production of major livestock products like milk, egg, meat etc.

Item No 1	Major Farming system/enterprise
1	Paddy + Cattle
2	Paddy + Vegetable + Animal Husbandry
3	Paddy + Pulses + Animal Husbandry
4	Forestry + Crops + Animal Husbandry
5	Vegetable + Crops + Animal Husbandry

Item No 2 Agro-climatic Zone

S. No

Agro-climatic Zone

Characteristics

Agro-climatic Zone-V

Soils- Poor in available N & P

Soils of hills are acidic and very poor in fertility status

Item No 3 Agro ecological situation (based on soil and topography)

S. No	Agro ecological situation	Characteristics
1	AES-I	Upland, rain-fed, sandy loam soil
2	AES-II	Undulated rain-fed forest covered red soils
3	AES-III	Medium land, irrigated through well, grey soil
4	AES-IV	Medium land, irrigated through seasonal canal, lift, sandy loam soil.

(Source: ATMA, Garhwa)

Item No 4 Soil types

S. No

Soil type

Area in ha

Alfisols

Inceptisols

Entisols

54.4% of TGA

14.7% of TGA

29.7% of TGA

Item No 5 Area, Production and Productivity of major crops cultivated in Garhwa district of Jharkhand

(Source: District Agricultural Office, Garhwa)

Item No 6. Weather data

Item No 7 Production and productivity of livestock, Poultry, Fisheries etc. in the district