|
Area |
2624.35 sq. km. |
|
Location (Latitude/Longitude) |
91o 18’ and 91o
59’ E
22o 56’ and 23o 45’
N |
|
Agro
Climatic Zone |
i.
Humid dissected mount and valleys
ii.
Sub humid denuded hills |
|
Agro-
Ecological Situation (AES)
|
AES - I: 43.92%
AES - II : 56.08%
(Spread of AES in respect of
geographical area) |
|
Average Rainfall |
1800-2200mm |
|
Soil |
Red Soil
& Alluvial Soil
Texture:
Sandy Loam to Clay loam
pH: 5.0 to 6.2 (Strongly Acidic)
Low in organic
carbon, phosphorous and potassium content |
|
Demography |
|
Population |
8,75,144
(ST: 40.35 % SC: 16.38 % Others: 43.26%) |
|
Population Density |
234 |
|
Sex
Ratio |
947 |
|
Agricultural labour |
30% |
|
Non-Agri labour |
25.4% |
|
Cultivators |
29% |
|
Entrepreneurs |
8.5% |
|
Service (Govt. & Pvt.) |
8.56% |
|
Total
Literacy Rate |
70.39% (Male: 64.41%, Female: 50.82%) |
|
Major Enterprise |
Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Fishery, Handicrafts, Rubber
etc |
|
Land Use
|
|
Net Cropped Area
a) Single Cropped Area
b) Double Cropped Area
c) Tripple Cropped Area |
84,101
ha
45,271 ha
30,902 ha
7,928 ha |
|
Current Fallow |
1,224 ha |
|
Forest
land |
1,40,899
ha |
|
Pasture |
1,064
ha |
|
Land put to non-agriculture use |
36,940
ha |
|
Barren & Unculturable land |
4100 ha |
|
Agriculture |
|
Cropping Season |
Kharif,
Rabi and Summer |
|
Major
Agricultural Crops |
Paddy,
Maize, Jhum Crops, Pulses |
|
Major
Horti. Crops |
Vegetables, Potato, Betelvine, Banana, Pineapple, Cashew nut, Jackfruit. |
|
Cash
crops |
Potato, Tea, Rubber, Jute |
|
Net
area under cultivation |
84,101 ha |
|
Jhum
cultivation area |
16062
ha |
|
Fertilizer consumption
|
Urea:
30 Kg/ha
Super
phosphate: 31 Kg/ha
Potash: 11 Kg/ha |
|
Land under Irrigation |
23084.55 ha |
|
Percentage of Irrigation |
28% |
|
Cold
Storage |
One
(at Baikhora) |
|
Main
Seed stores |
6 |
|
Agri
farms |
8 |
|
Fruit
Orchards |
22 |
|
No. of Farmers |
1,03,256 Nos
Marginal (<1 ha):
78307
Nos.
Small
(1-2 ha):
18866 Nos.
Semi
Medium(>2 ha) :
4237 Nos. |
|
Fisheries |
|
Total water area
under
Pisciculture |
6456
hectare |
|
Total
fish production
Culture Fisheries
Capture Fisheries
Demand of Fish
|
10843
MT
10033
MT
812
MT
9868 MT
|
|
New
area available for creating water bodies |
1115.4
hectare |
|
Animal Health Services |
|
District Veterinary hospital |
1 |
|
Veterinary
Hospital |
4 |
|
Vetrinary Dispensaries |
16 |
|
Artificial Insemination Centres |
3 |
|
District poultry farm |
1 |
|
Powers and Road |
|
Total
power production |
9 MW |
|
Hamlets connected with power |
1277 |
|
National Highway |
112 km |
|
State
Highways |
125.6
km |
|
Classified Village Roads |
813.5
km |
|
PWD
Roads |
1743
km |
|
Block
Roads |
9086
km |
|
Katcha
Roads |
7120
km |
|
Forest
Roads |
91.5
Km |
|
Public Health Services |
|
District
Hospital |
1 |
|
Sub
Divisional Hospital |
3 |
|
Public
Health Centre (PHC) |
17 |
|
Public
Health Sub Centres |
154 |
|
Education |
|
Total
No. of Schools |
1250
(Primary: 980 Middle:119 High: 97 H.S.:54) |
|
General Degree Colleges |
04 Nos |
|
Professional Vocational Institutes |
02
Nos. |
|
Financial Institutions |
|
State
Bank of India
(SBI) |
8 |
|
United
Bank of India
(UBI) |
10
|
|
Tripura Gramin Bank (TGB) |
28
|
|
Tripura State Co-operative Bank
(TSCB) |
10 |