Jhargram Town is the headquarters of Jhargram District.
Geography of Jhargram
Jhargram district is a district in the state of West Bengal, India. It was formed on 4 April 2017, after splitting from the Paschim Medinipur district as the 22nd district of West Bengal. The district has its headquarters at Jhargram. Jhargram is famous for its forest beauty and topography culminating in the hill ranges of Belpahari, Kankrajhor to the north and Subarnarekha to the south. It is a favorite destination for people who love forests. The ancient temples, royal palaces, and folk tunes and rhythms make this area attractive. The West Bengal Government is established Jhargram as an independent district.
Jhargram is located at 22.45° N 86.98° E. It has an average elevation of 81 metres (265 feet). The weather, like much of Bengal, is extremely humid and tropical. Temperatures can reach as high as 46 ° C in the hot and dry months of May and June but can plummet to 4 ° C in the chilly nights of December and January.
Presently the forests of Jhargram District covers the Civil Blocks viz. Binpur-I (the portion on the West of the Kangsabati river), Binpur-II, Jhargram, Jamboni, Gopiballavpur-I & Gopiballavpur-II and police stations of Belpahari, Binpur, Jamboni, Jhargram, Gopiballavpurand Beliyabera. The Jhargram Forest Division lies between 21° -52' and 22° -48' North latitudes and 86° -34' and 87° -20' East longitude approximately. On the North it is bordered with the civil districts of Purulia and Bankura and on the East it is bordered by the river Kangsabati (from the western border of Midnapore Division) and partly by the river Subarnarekha from the western border of Kharagpur Division. It is having common borders with the State of Orissa on the South and on the West with the Jharkhand State.
The headquarters of this district is Jhargram which is around 15 km. away from the National Highway-6 (popularly known as Bombay Road) and is situated on the Kolkata-Bombay main line of the South-Eastern Railway. The town is also the headquarters of Jhargram sub-division. The distance of Jhargram from Kolkata is approximately 200 km.
The Chota Nagpur Plateau gradually slopes down creating an undulating area with infertile laterite rocks/ soil. The entire area is drought prone with a particularly severe drought situation. Jhargram district covers an area of 3,037.64 km2 and had a population of 1,136,548 in the 2011 census. 96.52% of the total population was rural and only 3.48% was urban population. 20.11% of the total population belonged to scheduled castes and 29.37% belonged to scheduled tribes.
Jhargram district covers an area of 3,037.64 km2 and had a population of 1,136,548 in the 2011 census. 96.52% of the total population was rural and only 3.48% was urban population. 20.11% of the total population belonged to scheduled castes and 29.37% belonged to scheduled tribes.
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Agro-Eco System of The District |
1.0 Basic Information
SL.No. |
Particulars |
Number |
01 |
Geographical Area |
3037.64 sq.km |
02 |
No of Sub-division |
01 |
03 |
No of Blocks |
08 |
04 |
No of municipality |
01 |
05 |
No of gram Panchayat |
79 |
06 |
No of Police Station |
10 |
07 |
Total no of Mouza |
2996 |
08 |
Inhabited Mouza |
2513 |
09 |
Electrified Mouza |
2510 |
10 |
Population density |
370 sq.Km |
11 |
Total rural family |
156219 |
12 |
Cultivator |
156219 |
13 |
Patta holder |
198798 |
14 |
Recoded Bargader |
27473 |
1. Population (as per Census - 2011)
SL.No. |
Particulars |
Number |
01 |
Actual Population |
1136548 |
02 |
Rural |
1074836 (96.52 %) |
03 |
Urban |
61712 (03.48 %) |
04 |
Schedule Caste |
(20.11%) |
05 |
Schedule Tribes |
(29.85%) |
1.3 Farmers’ group (as per Census - 2011)
SL.No. |
Particulars |
Number |
01 |
Small Farmers (1.01 ha. to 2.0 ha.) |
16310 |
02 |
Marginal Farmers (below 1.0 ha.) |
135835 |
03 |
Medium Farmers (10.01 & above ha.) |
4073 |
1.4 Literacy (as per Census 2011)
SL.No. |
Particulars |
Percentage to total population |
01 |
Average Literacy rate |
79.04% (4,173,522) |
02 |
Male |
86.66% (2,333,679) |
03 |
Female |
71.11% (1,839,843) |
04 |
Rural |
78.80% (3,606,955) |
05 |
Urban |
85.53% (566,567) |
1.5 Soil Types:
SL.No. |
Particulars |
Area in ha (Net Crop Area Basis) |
01 |
Red and lateritic |
262782 ha |
02 |
Vindhya alluvial |
180480 ha |
03 |
Recent alluvial |
130313 ha |
1.6 Land use Statistics:
SL.No. |
Particulars |
Area (ha) |
01 |
Net cropped area |
595210 ha |
02 |
Area under non Agriculture use |
126328 ha |
03 |
Area under forest |
144613 ha |
04 |
Area under current fallow (2010-11) |
162259 ha |
05 |
Cultivable waste land |
47982 ha |
06 |
Gross cropped area |
788551 ha |
07 |
Area cultivated more than once |
312495 ha |
08 |
Cropping intensity |
132.48 % |
1.7 Irrigation Facilities & Area Covered:
SL.No. |
Particulars |
01 |
Major rivers |
Subarnarekha,Kangsabati,Keleghai,Silaboti,Dulang & Kushmi |
02 |
Major irrigation Project |
Kangsabati Irrigation Project, Subarnarekha Barrage Project |
03 |
Medium Projects |
Water harvesting scheme implemented under NREGA |
04 |
Area under irrigation |
268677 ha |
05 |
% of irrigation |
45.14 % |
1.8 Sources of Irrigation (2010-11)
SL.No. |
Particulars |
Area (ha) |
Number |
01 |
HDTW |
9635 |
339 |
02 |
MDTW |
66186 |
7213 |
03 |
LDTW |
2276 |
243 |
04 |
STW |
103690 |
43836 |
05 |
RLI |
14808 |
446 |
06 |
ODW |
6466 |
12184 |
07 |
Tanks |
26508 |
31814 |
08 |
Canal |
19790 |
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09 |
Others |
19318 |
4746 |
1.9 Climate Profile:
SL.No. |
Particulars |
01 |
Rainfall |
1200 - 1400 mm |
02 |
Temperature |
16 o C to 42 o C Maximum, 10.3 o C to 27.6 o C Minimum |
03 |
Humidity |
70-87 % Morning and 41-68 % Evening |
2. Agricultural Censes:
2.1. Land Use Pattern:
SL.No. |
Particulars |
Number |
01 |
Geographical Area |
9,295.28 sq km |
02 |
Cultivable Area |
598647 ha |
Area under Agronomical Crops |
ha |
03 |
Kharif |
ha |
04 |
Rabi |
ha |
05 |
Summer |
ha |
2.2. Area, Production & Productivity of Major Crops Cultivated :(2011-12)
SL.No. |
Name of Crop |
Area (ha) |
Production (q) |
Productivity (q./ha) |
01. |
Cereals (Rice Wheat maize) |
667.2 |
1652.7 |
2477 |
02. |
Pulse (Mungo, Red Gram, Lentil, Green Gram) |
6.9 |
4.3 |
624 |
03. |
Oilseed (Mustard, Sesamum, Groundnut) |
84.6 |
79.6 |
942 |
04. |
Potato |
71.3 |
1519.6 |
21302 |
05. |
Jute |
5.2 |
74.9 |
14.4 |
06. |
Sugarcane |
1.9 |
175.0 |
91372 |
07. |
Vegetable |
43.85 |
575.18 |
13116 |
08. |
Fruits |
4.07 |
71.13 |
17624 |
2.3. Production and Productivity of Livestock, Poultry, Fisheries etc.
SL.No. |
Animal |
Number |
01 |
Cow |
3,01,024 |
02 |
Bullock |
1,57,806 |
03 |
Buffalo |
60,714 |
04 |
Goat |
1,82,090 |
05 |
Sheep |
3,931 |
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