Geographical Situation:
Sambalpur Revenue District consists of three Agriculture District namely Sambalpur, Kuchinda and
Rairakhol comprising nine(9) block. Out of this nine blocks Dhankauda ,Maneswar, Jujumura are
mostly and part of Rengali as well as Jamankira are coming under Hirakud Command area. The rest
blocks are of rainfed. The area under the Command area of Hirakud Dam Project has a fairly
developed agricultural sector which contributes for the development of other sector also. The
topography of the district is mostly undulating comprising ridges and valleys. All the ridges
crest are the uplands and the upper slopes–the unbunded and bunded are locally called Att and Mal
lands respectively. These together constitute the high lands. The valley bottom lands are called
Berna lands. The low lands are called Bahal lands.
Soil:
Broadly speaking 4 types of soils are available in the district.The red forest soil is available
in Rairakhol and Kuchinda sub division,which are suitable for orchards & dry land crops like Arhar.
The brown forest soil is available in Kuchinda area ,which is suitable for fruit crops, Sandy soil
suitable for Ground nut & pulses are available in several areas.
Climates
The district experience extreme type of climate with hot and dry summer followed by humid monsoon
and severe cold in winter. The temperature varies between 10 to 46 degree centigrade. The district
gets rainfall from south-west monsoon. The annual average rain fall of the district is 1495.7 mm.
Block wise cultivated area
Sl. |
Block |
High |
Medium |
Low |
Total |
1 |
Dhankauda |
8129 |
7476 |
3872 |
19477 |
2 |
Maneswar |
9133 |
8183 |
4461 |
21777 |
3 |
Jujomura |
10235 |
7942 |
4946 |
23123 |
4 |
Rengali |
6714 |
8128 |
4136 |
18978 |
5 |
Rairakhol |
8596 |
7039 |
3612 |
19247 |
6 |
Naktideul |
6940 |
4900 |
2500 |
14340 |
7 |
Kuchinda |
16982 |
7077 |
4105 |
28164 |
8 |
Jamankira |
14072 |
3221 |
3489 |
20782 |
9 |
Bamra |
15734 |
6793 |
5259 |
27786 |
Sambalpur Dist.(NB) |
96535 |
60759 |
36380 |
193674 |
Basic Information of Sambalpur District
Sl. |
Description |
Area
in Ha. |
1. |
Geographical area (in ha): |
6,66,293 |
2. |
Cultivated area (in ha): |
1,93,674 |
3. |
Paddy
area |
1,04,800 |
4. |
Irrigated area in Kharif |
64,072
(33%) |
5. |
Irrigated area in Rabi |
35038 |
6. |
Non
irrigated area |
129,602 |
Normal and Actual rainfall of Sambalpur District
Month |
Normal |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
January |
14.8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
94.3 |
February |
24.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5.76 |
March |
18.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
April |
16.5 |
0 |
0 |
25.0 |
8.24 |
May |
32.3 |
9.3 |
12.3 |
42.0 |
0 |
June |
221.0 |
81.2 |
196.6 |
186.0 |
235.1 |
July |
429.5 |
635.7 |
294 |
360.5 |
423.02 |
August |
442.4 |
341.0 |
233.2 |
346.4 |
739.5 |
September |
224.7 |
105.3 |
144.8 |
674.9 |
247.7 |
October |
54.7 |
76.9 |
45.0 |
17.0 |
91.4 |
November |
12.7 |
14.5 |
0 |
0 |
46.8 |
December |
4.4 |
0 |
35.0 |
0 |
0.9 |
Total:- |
1495.7 |
1264 |
961.3 |
1651.0 |
1892.8 |