District Profile
District Jaipur At A Glance
- Total Geographical Area - 1106148 ha.
- Gross Cropped Area - 848313 ha.
- Net Area Sown - 663167 ha.
- Gross Irrigated Area - 361235 ha.
- Net Irrigated Area - 302428 ha.
- Area sown more than once - 185146 ha.
- Normal Rainfall - 564 mm.
- No. of Farm Holdings - 241945
- No. of Small Farmers - 54306
- No. of Marginal Farmers - 63921
- Average Land holdings (in acres) - 3.32
- No. of villages - 3088
- Total Population - 38,87,900
Agro Climatic condition
Jaipur district falls in agro-climatic zone 3-A semi arid eastern plain zone. The district is characterized with mild winter and hot summer. The mean maximum & minimum temperature of the area are 40.6 degree centigrade and 6.2 degree centigrade respectively. The temperature fluctuate as high as 47 degree centigrade in the month of May & June and as low as 1.0 degree centigrade in the month of January. The mean average temperature of the district is 24.3 degree centigrade.
Rainfall
The average rainfall of the district is 564 mm per annum. But for last five years, the rainfall is less than average and that too is scanty & scattered manner.
Soils
The major area is sandy loam in texture except Tehsil Dudu & Phagi and part of Chaksu & Kotputli, Viratnagar, which have heavy soils. These soils are deficit in nitrogen but more or less normal in phosphorus & potash.
Cropping Pattern
The major kharif crops are Groundnut, Bajra, Kharif Pulses and in Rabi, Wheat, Mustard, Barley & Gram. The major vegetables viz. Tomato, Pea, Chilli, Brinjal, Cabbage, Cauliflower etc. are cultivated. Ber, Aonla, Bael, Guava, Lemon etc. are important fruit crops of the district. There is good potential for horticulture development. Wells & Tubewells are major source of irrigation. For optimum utilization of water, sprinkler and drip irrigation systems are becoming very popular.
Major farming systems/enterprises (based on the analysis made by the KVK)
| S. No | Farming System/Enterprise |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mix farming system |
| 2 | Agro-horticulture system |
| 3 | Rainfed farming system |
| 4 | Livestock farming system |
Soil Type(s)
| Soil Type | Characteristics | Area (in ha.) |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Loam Soil | Medium Organic Matter, Medium NPK | 128753 |
| Loamy Soil | Medium Organic Matter, Medium NPK | 166566 |
| Sandy Loam | Low Organic Matter, Low in NPK, Zn, S | 650998 |
| Problematic Soil | Saline & Alkaline, Low organic matter, Zinc deficient | 138233 |
Description of Agro-climatic Zone & Major Agro Ecological Situations
| S. No | Agro-climatic Zone | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | III-A | Semi Arid Eastern Plain Zone |
| Agro-ecological Situation | Characteristics |
|---|---|
| AES-I (Amer, Jhotwara & Govindgarh) | Irrigated, light sandy soils, plain topography, erratic rainfall |
| AES-II (Sanganer, Bassi, & Jamwa Ramgarh) | Plain, Partially undulating & hilly area, Medium to deep soil, saline to alkaline water situation |
| AES-III (Shahpura, Kotputli & Virat Nagar) | Plain topography, medium to deep soil, erratic & irregular rainfall |
| AES-IV (Dudu, Chaksu, Sambhar Lake & Phagi) | Low rainfall, problematic saline alkali soils & water, draught prone, low grand water |
Area, Production and Productivity of major crops cultivated in the district
| S.N. | Crop | Area (in ha) | Production (in Tone) | Productivity (in kg/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearlmillet | 297162 | 486981 | 1639 |
| 2 | Sorghum | 40478 | 23175 | 573 |
| 3 | Green Gram | 76260 | 35740 | 469 |
| 4 | Cowpea | 8532 | 4342 | 509 |
| 5 | Sesamum | 6396 | 1682 | 263 |
| 6 | Groundnut | 36080 | 68333 | 1894 |
| 7 | Cluster-bean | 59525 | 61050 | 1026 |
| 8 | Wheat | 157649 | 502927 | 3190 |
| 9 | Barley | 60542 | 187003 | 3089 |
| 10 | Gram | 118627 | 86174 | 726 |
| 11 | Pea | 9064 | 19390 | 2139 |
| 12 | Rapeseed Mustard | 114503 | 117090 | 1023 |
| 13 | Taramira | 9988 | 4549 | 455 |
| 14 | Onion | 3551 | 8436 | 2376 |
| 15 | Fenugreek | 2554 | 2510 | 983 |
Production and productivity of livestock, Poultry, Fisheries etc. in the district
| Category | Population | Production | Productivity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | |||
| Crossbred | 344908 | 362.815 (000 tones) | 7.75 kg/day/cow |
| Indigenous | 290033 | 160.272 (000 tones) | 3.67 kg/day/cow |
| Buffalo | 107386 | 898.365 (000 tones) | 5.76 kg/day/buffalo |
| Sheep | 229948 | 572.381 (000 kg) | |
| Goats | 837094 | 80.138 (000 kg) | |
| Pigs | 21203 | ||
| Poultry | 322371 |
