Basic Information of Rayagada District
Rayagada is a tribal dominated district consisting tribal people more than 56% of total population of the district. The geographical area of the district is 758788 ha. which constitutes about 4% of the total land area of the state. Out of the net sown area of 234736 ha, it gets irrigation in an area of 54664 ha. and the district is with a cropping intensity of 136%. The economy of Rayagada district is agrarian in nature and agriculture supports about 78 % of the total workforce of the district. The district consists of two sub-divisions i.e. Rayagada and Gunupur, eleven Blocks, viz. Rayagada, Kashipur, Gunupur, Bissam Cuttack, Kolonar, Kalyansinghpur, Gudari, Padmapur, Ramanaguda, Muniguda and Chandrapur. Rayagada and Gunupur are the two Municipality areas in the district and one NAC i.e., Gudari town and 2671 villages. Paddy, cotton, maize, finger millet, arhar, green gram, black gram, horse gram, sunflower, groundnut, mustard, mango, cashew, pineapple, custard apple etc. are the major crops grown in the district.
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Geographical Area |
758788 ha |
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Net Sown Area |
234736 ha |
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Area Under Forest |
281740 ha (39.7% ) |
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Fallow Land |
143238 ha |
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Culturable Waste Land |
22430 ha |
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Irrigated Land |
54664 ha |
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Area under Kharif crops |
186630 ha |
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Area under Rabi crops |
48142 ha |
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Cropping Intensity |
136% |
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Annual Rainfall |
Average rainfall:1315.1 mm Rainy days:165 |
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Temperature |
Max- 43 0C and Min- 8 0C |
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Major soil type of the district |
Red or mixed red soil: 52.8% Laterite soil : 30.71% Alluvial soil :14.76% Black soil :1.43% Brown forest soil : 0.3 % |
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Major enterprises in the District |
Paddy, Cotton, Ragi, Pigeon Pea, Maize, Oil palm, Sunflower, Minor millets, Cashew nut, Mango and Pineapple |
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No. of Villages |
2671 |
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No. of G. P. |
179 |
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No. of Blocks |
11 |