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| ABOUT DISTRICT |
| District Profile |
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Jagdalpur is a district of Chhattisgarh. Jagdalpur is located at 19.07°N 82.03°E.
It has an average elevation of 552 metres (1811 feet) & height of 2000 ft plateau from sea level .
The city is located on the south bank of the Indravati River The district has an area of 14974 sq km.
Jagdalpur District is bounded on the north by Kanker and Dhamtari District, on the south by Kondagaon District,
on the east by Nayarangpur and Koraput districts of Orissa state, on the south and southeast by Dantewada District,
and on the west by Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh state. The population of the state is 1,306,673 (2011 census).
66% of the district's population is tribal peoples like Gonds,Abhuj Maria,Darda Maria,Bison Horn Maria ,Munia Doria ,
Dhruva,Bhatra ,Halba etc.. Jagdalpur consists total 8 Blocks having 1461 Villages. The total forest area is 292130 ha which
is more than 19 % of the total area of the district.
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| Administrative Setup |
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Jagdalpur district is divided into 7(seven) sub divisions namely Bastanar,Darbha,Tokapal,Bakawand,Bastar,Jagdalpur,Lohandiguda.
The details has been shown in the table below:--
| S.No. |
Name of Subdivision |
Head Quarter |
No. of Villages |
| 1. |
Bastanar |
Jagdalpur |
19 |
| 2. |
Darbha |
Jagdalpur |
34 |
| 3. |
Tokapal |
Jagdalpur |
34 |
| 4. |
Bakawand |
Jagdalpur |
69 |
| 5. |
Bastar |
Jagdalpur |
71 |
| 6. |
Jagdalpur |
Jagdalpur |
52 |
| 7. |
Lohandiguda |
Jagdalpur |
40 |
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| Physiographic Features |
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Major Rivers:
Indravati, Kotri, Narangi, Sabari
River.
Bastar District Average Rainf all: 1324.3
mm
Bastar District Average Temperature in Summer: 33.15 deg C .
Bastar District Average Temperature in Winter: 20.73 deg C.
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Agro-Climatic/Ecological Zone:
| CLIMATIC ZONE | AREA COVERED | | Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR): |
Eastern (Chhotanagpur) Plateau & Eastern Ghats hot sub-humid eco-region |
| Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission): | Eastern plateau and hills region (VII) |
| Agro Climatic Zone (NARP): | Bastar Plateau Zone |
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Rainfall:
| Rainfall | Normal RF(mm) | Normal Rainy days(number) |
| SW monsoon (June-Sep): | 1121.5 | 55 |
| NE Monsoon(Oct-Dec): | 114.8 | 7 |
| Winter (Jan- March) | 43.3 | 4 |
| Summer (Apr-May) | 124.8 | 9 |
| Annual | 1404.40 | 72 | | | |
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Land use pattern:Area (‘000 ha)
| Geographical area | Cultivable area | Forest area | Land under nonagricultural use | Permanent
pastures | Cultivable wasteland | Land under Misc.tree crops and groves Barren and uncultivable land |
Current fallows | Other fallows |
| 1010.288 | 52.189 | 238.8 | 73.153 | 40.766 | - | 0 | - | 15.778 | 13.042 |
Agriculture Land use:Area (‘000 ha)
| Agricultural land use | Area (‘000 ha) | Cropping intensity % |
| Net sown area | 317.293 | 124.60 |
| Area sown more than once | 21.596 |
| Gross cropped area | 338.889 | | | |
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