District Profile
The KVK comes under the zone V (Humid South Eastern Plain) of Rajasthan which covers a geographical area of about 2.7m. ha spread over Jhalawar, Kota, Bundi, Baran & part of Sawai Madhopur districts, out of which about 1.8m. ha is under cultivation. The percentage of irrigated area is only 25.5 and remaining comes under rainfed & dry land condition. The rain fall varies from 650mm to 1000mm. The max. mean daily temperature ranges from 24.5oC in the month of January & 42.6 oC in May & minimum 10oC in January & 19.7oC in month of May. The predominant soils of the zone has black soils of alluvial origin with clay loam to clay in texture in which some pockets are affected and encountered by ground water salinity.
Major Farming Systems
- Soybean - Wheat / Coriander / Mustard / Garlic
- Rice - Wheat / Coriander
- Fellow - Mustard
- Maize / Sorghum - Wheat
- Fellow - Garlic
Soil Type/s
| S.N. | Soil Type | Characteristics | Area in ha |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black | High water holding capacity, in summer season develop crack | 1351182 |
| 2 | Red | Low soil depth and good drainage | 16784 |
| 3 | Sandy | Low water holding capacity with high fertility | 8790 |
| 4 | Sandy Loam | High fertility with good humus content | 25226 |
| 5 | Others | Low fertile | 16596 |
Area, Production and Productivity of major crops cultivated in the district
| S.N. | Crop | Area (ha) | Production (Qtl) | Productivity (Qtl /ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabi 2014-15 | ||||
| 1 | Wheat | 174319 | 667888 | 3831 |
| 2 | Mustard | 73338 | 110043 | 1500 |
| 3 | Coriander | 64815 | 60824 | 938 |
| 4 | Gram | 6901 | 7208 | 1044 |
| 5 | Garlic | 14604 | 53651 | 3674 |
| Kharif 2015 | ||||
| 1 | Soybean | 274452 | 1347559 | 491 |
| 2 | Urd been | 20892 | 59751 | 286 |
| 3 | Paddy | 15666 | 247679 | 1581 |
| 4 | Maize | 10023 | 87300 | 871 |
| 5 | Sesame | 4489 | 19078 | 425 |
Weather Data (2016)
| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| April 2016 | 00 |
| May 2016 | 00 |
| June 2016 | 75.00 |
| July 2016 | 572.00 |
| August 2016 | 469.00 |
| September 2016 | 32.62 |
| Total | 1148.62 |
Production and productivity of livestock, Poultry, Fisheries etc. in the district
| Category | Population |
|---|---|
| Cattle | 329006 |
| Buffalo | 190142 |
| Goats | 239512 |
| JPigs | 11781 |
| Poultry | 67105 |
