Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh

कृषि विज्ञान केंद्र, भाटापारा, छत्तीसगढ़

Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

इंदिरा गांधी कृषि विश्वविद्यालय, रायपुर, छत्तीसगढ़

District Profile

The district Balodabazar- Bhatapara was constituted on Ist January, 2012 with 359386 ha geographical area.The average rainfall of the district is 1314.75 mm. The district is divided into 6 Blocks with 898 Gram Panchayat 962villages having a total of about 8, 70,967 population.

Geographical Area (‘000 ha)

359.386

Net Sown Area(‘000 ha)

237.620

Area Under Forest (‘000 ha)

25.065

Area Under Forest (‘000 ha)

25.065

Fallow Land (‘000 ha)

20.239

Waste Land (‘000 ha)

37.342

Irrigated Land (%)

Kharif -64, Rabi -37

Area under Kharif crops (‘000 ha)

237.620

Area under Rabi crops (‘000 ha)

82.99

Cropping Intensity (%)

132.32

Agro Climatic Zone

C.G. Plain

Annual Rainfall (mm)

1013.21

Temperature (0C)

Max. - 46,Min. - 10

Soil type of the district

Entisol, vertisol, inseptisol

Major enterprises in the District

Rice mill, Dal Mill, Poha Mill, dairy

Total Population

1305343

Rural population

NA

No. of Villages

965

No. of Village Panchayats

499

No. of Blocks

06

No. of Tehsils

06