PLP 2020-21 Kishanganj MAP OF THE DISTRICT 4 PLP 2020-21 Kishanganj District Profile District -KISHANGANJ State - BIHAR Division - KOSI 1. PHYSICAL & ADMINISTRATIVE FEATURES 2. SOIL & CLIMATE Total Geographical Area (Ha) 188682.34 Agro-climatic Zone Rolling Gangetic Plains No. of Sub Div isions 1 No. of Blocks7 Climate Humid to moist humid No. of Villages (Inhabited) 732 Soil Type Light and sandy loam to loam No. of Panchay ats 126 3. LAND UTILISATION [Ha] 4. RAINFALL & GROUND WATER Total Area Reported 188682.34 Normal 2016 2017 2018 Actual Forest Land 400Rainfall [in mm] 1902.1 2267.00 2088.50 1496.00 Area Not Available for Cultivation45667 Variation from Normal 364.90 186.40 -406.10 Availability of Permanent Pasture and Grazing Land 400Net annual recharge Net annual draft Balance Ground Water Land under Miscellaneous Tree Crops 5063 72276 21567 50709 [Ha m ] Cultivable Wasteland1189 5. DISTRIBUTION OF LAND HOLDING Current Fallow 14370 Holding Area Classification of Holding Other Fallow 3059 Nos. % to Total Ha. % to Total Net Sown Area122892.65 <= 1 Ha 284227 91.28 85926 63.31 Total or Gross Cropped Area195305 >1 to <=2 Ha 16434 5.28 21016 15.49 Area Cultivated More than Once72412 >2 Ha 10735 3.45 28773 21.20 Cropping Inensity [GCA/NSA]1.59 Total 311396 100.00 135715 100 6. WORKERS PROFILE [No] 7. DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE [in '000] Cultivators107862 Category Total Male Female Rural Urban Of the above, Small/Marginal Farmers104086 Population 1690.400 866.970 823.430 1529.277 161.123 Agricultural Labourers321867 Scheduled Caste 113.118 57.964 55.154 95.770 17.348 Workers engaged in Household Industries11633 Scheduled Tribe 64.224 32.506 31.718 60.968 3.256 Workers engaged in Allied Agro-activitiesNA Literate 745.056 439.921 305.135 649.466 95.590 Other workers87702 BPL NA NA NA NA NA 8. HOUSEHOLDS [in '000] 9. HOUSEHOLD AMENITIES [Nos. in '000 Households] Total Households335.711 Having brick/stone/concrete 117.133Having electricity 70.873 Rural Households304.695 Having source of drinking water 321.19 Having independent 47.275 BPL Households292.704 Having access to banking 77.937Having radio/tv sets 92.684 10. VILLAGE-LEVEL INFRASTRUCTURE [Nos] 11. INFRASTRUCTURE RELATING TO HEALTH & SANITATION [Nos] Villages Electrified477 Anganwadis 1296 Dispensaries 11 Villages having Agriculture Power Supply NAPrimary Health Centres 7 Hospitals 11 Villages having Post Offices130 Primary Health Sub-Centres 136 Hospital Beds 262 Villages having Banking Facilities77 12. INFRASTRUCTURE & SUPPORT SERVICES FOR AGRICULTURE Villages having Primary Schools621 Fertiliser/Seed/Pesticide Outlets 304Agriculture 33203 Villages having Primary Health Centres9 Total N/P/K Consumption [MT] 34025 Pumpsets Energised NA Villages having Potable Water Supply732 Certified Seeds Supplied [MT] NA Agro Service Centres NA Villages connected with Paved Approach 518Pesticides Consumed [MT] NA Soil Testing Centres 1 13. IRRIGATION COVERAGE [Ha] Agriculture Tractors [Nos]1294 Plantation nurseries NA Total Area Av ailable for Irrigation (NIA + 36848Power Tillers [Nos] 2 Farmers' Clubs [Nos] 151 Irrigation Potential CreatedNA Threshers/Cutters [Nos] 161 Krishi Vigyan 1 Net Irrigated Area(Total area irrigated at 33789 1 4. INFRASTRUCTURE FOR STORAGE, TRANSPORT & MARKETING least once) Area irrigated by Canals / Channelsnil Rural/Urban Mandi/Haat [Nos] NAWholesale Market [Nos] NA Area irrigated by Wells10.2 Length of Pucca Road [Km] 674 Godown [Nos] 154 Area irrigated by Tanksnil Length of Railway Line [Km] 45 Godown Capacity[MT] 45350 Area irrigated by Other Sources33779 Public Transport Vehicle [Nos] NA Cold Storage [Nos] 2 Irrigation Potential Utilized (Gross 43000 Cold Store Goods Transport Vehicle [Nos] NA 500 Irrigated Area) Capacity[MT] 15. AGRO-PROCESSING UNITS 16. AREA, PRODUCTION & YIELD OF MAJOR CROPS Ty pe of Processing Activ ity No of units Cap.[MT] 2016-17 2017-18 Avg. Yield Food Crop 26 Area (Ha) Prod. (MT) Area (Ha) Prod. (MT) [Kg /Ha ] (Rice/Flour/Dal/Oil/Tea/Coffe Sugarcane NAPaddy 78041 167190.00 78530 140190.00 1963.20 (Gur/Khandsari/Sugar) Fruit (Pulp/Juice/Fruit NAWheat 17730 39250.00 17770 33090.00 2037.75 dr in k) Spices (Masala 7Maize 3510 230.00 3560 23300.00 3328.15 Powders/Pastes) Dry -fruit NAPulses 9440 9710.00 9490 6220.00 841.52 (Cashew/Almond/Raisins) Cotton NAOilseeds 2500 2000.00 2500 2000.00 800.00 (Ginnining/Spinning/Weavi Milk 1Potato 4510 117900.00 4510 117900.0026141.91 (Chilling/Cooling/Processing) Meat NAGreen Vegetable 12440 255030.00 12440 NA #VALUE! (Chicken/Motton/Pork/Dry fis Animal feed nil Production of Cotton(lint), Jute, Mesta & Sanhemp are in Bales(177.8 kg per bale in India) (Cattle/Poultry /Fishmeal) 17. ANIMAL POPULATION AS PER CENSUS 2016 [in '000] 18. INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ALLIED ACTIVITIES Category of Veterinary Total Male Female 20Animal Markets [Nos] NA animal Hospitals/Dispensaries [Nos] Cattle - Milk Collection Centres 18.184 3.644 14.540 Disease Diagnostic Centres [Nos] 12 NA Cross bred [Nos] Cattle - Artificial Insemination Centers Fishermen Societies 554.807 143.720 411.087 NA NA Indigenous [Nos] [Nos] Buffaloes 59.449 14.605 44.844 Animal Breeding Farms [Nos]nil Fish seed farms [Nos] NA Sheep - Animal Husbandry Tng Centres 0.421 0.263 0.158 1Fish Markets [Nos] NA Cross bred [Nos] Sheep - Poultry hatcheries 1.050 1.041 0.009 Dairy Cooperativ e Societies [Nos] 150 648 Indigenous [Nos] Goat 407.382 166.733 240.649 Improved Fodder Farms [Nos]NA Slaughter houses [Nos] NA Pig - Cross 0.445 0.196 0.249 1 9. MILK, FISH, EGG PRODUCTION & THEIR PER CAPITA AVAILABILITY bred Pig - 11.245 5.776 5.469 Fish Production [MT] 6.03Per cap avail. [gm/day] NA Indigenous Horse/Donk 4.916 3.247 1.669 Egg Production [Lakh Nos] NAPer cap avail. [nos/p.a.] 13 ey/Camel Poultry - 61.865 30.549 31.316 Milk Production ['000 MT] 170.46Per cap avail. [gm/day] 190 Cross bred Poultry - 631.271 289.953 341.318 Meat Production [MT] NAPer cap avail. [gm/day] NA Indigenous 5 PLP 2020-21 Kishanganj DISTRICT PROFILE i. Kishanganj district lies in the North eastern part of Bihar sharing its borders with Nepal and the state of West Bengal. It lies between 25020 N to 26030 N Latitude and 87070 E to 88019 E Longitude. It has a geographical area of 1,886.82 sq. km. The district accounts for -division and seven blocks namely Kishanganj, Bhahadurganj, Thakurganj, Pothia, Tedhaganch, Kochadhaman and Dighalbank. Kishanganj was sub-division of Purnea district till 1990. However, after 17 years of struggle by the people of Kishanganj, it became a district on 14th January 1990. ii. The presence of both high lands as well as low lands with good rainfall and humidity along with the fertile soil of Ganga plains makes it a very productive agricultural land. iii. Demographic Profile: a) The demographic profile of the district is given below: (Source: Bihar Economic Survey 2011) b) Kishanganj district is having largest population share of Muslims (67.58 percent) in the state followed by Katihar (42.53 percent), Araria (41.14 percent) and Purnea (36.76 percent). Kishanganj and Katihar also have the largest share of Christians in the population. The majority of the district population is living in rural areas with the rural area accounting for 90.32% of total population and urban area accounting for just 9.68% of population. c) The literacy rate by gender in Kishanganj district as per census 2011 is given below: (Source : census 2011) d) Kishanganj was having the lowest literacy rate (33.1 percent) in the 2001. But in 2011, if the decadal increase in literacy rates in 38 districts is considered, the highest increase was recorded in Kishanganj (24.40 percent). Similarly, in respect of the decadal increase in female literacy rate, Kishanganj recorded the highest increase. However, sincere efforts are still required in the field of health and education. Total number of schools in 2016-17 & colleges in 2017-18 in the district was 1319 & 7 respectively. The total enrolment during & 2016-17 in primary & upper primary schools in the district was 2.10 lakh and 1.37 lakh respectively. e) Population density of the district is 898 persons/sq. km against state average of 1106 persons/sq.km. Of the total households of 3.56 lakh, 3.05 lakh lives in rural areas. About 78% of the families are below poverty line. More than 32.92% of the households have Pucca dwelling. However, drinking water facility (within premises or nearby premises), electricity & sanitation facilities are available to 90.26%, 19.92% and 13.29% households respectively. This percentage has worsened in rural areas where electricity and sanitation is available to only 13.96% & 6.15% of the households respectively. 6 PLP 2020-21 Kishanganj iv. The per capita Gross District Domestic Product (GDDP) at 2004-05 prices and the ranking of the district in the state during 2007-08 to 2011-12 is as under : (Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, GoB) v. Major economy activity and livelihood options in the district : Kishanganj district is primarily an agro-based economy with a majority of the population engaged in cultivation. The economy of Kishanganj district is based on primary sector, with substantial contribution from tertiary sector. The economy of Kishanganj largely depends on agriculture where the major agricultural and horticulture produce are paddy, maize, jute, pulses, pineapple, banana, turmeric, ginger and tea. In recent past people have started to grow tea and horticulture crops especially pineapple by shifting from jute production which is the traditional cash crop of the district. Apart from agriculture other allied activities in the district are Dairy, Goatery, Piggery Fishery etc. vi. Work force participation As per Census 2011, Kishanganj district has a work force participation rate of 31.30% which is lower than that of state (33.36%).