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 |