District Profile

S. No.

Farming system/enterprise

1.

Agriculture+ Animal Husbandry

2.

Agriculture+ Horticulture+ Animal Husbandry

S. No.

Agro-

climatic Zone

Characteristics

1.

Semi-arid Zone- IV of U.P.

            Agra district is situated in South-West semi-arid zone of UP. It is located at altitude of 27.2⁰ North and longitude of 77.9⁰ easts. River Chambal makes the southern boundary of district and flows from West to East separating district Bhind (M.P) In the North Agra is bounded by districts of Firozabad and Etawah.

           The average rainfall (annual) of the district is 750 mm. Temperature varies from 4⁰C (During December-January) to 48⁰C (During May-June) respectively. The district is comprised of six thesils, 15 blocks and 904 villages. The total reported population is 3.62 million with density of 899/ km² and literacy of 62.60%. The total reported area of the district is 398460 ha, out of which net sown area is 285496 ha and irrigated area is 235063 ha with cropping intensity of 139.51%.

     The soils of the district are loam sandy loam ravines and wasteland. The fertility status of the soil is poor to very poor.

             The major crops of the district are Bajra (115736 ha with the productivity of 16.68q/ha), Rice (5215 ha, with the productivity of 21.59 q/ha), Sorghum (4289 ha with the productivity of 7.55q/ha), Arhar (827 ha with the productivity of 6.95q/ha), Urd (179 ha with the productivity of 6.37 q/ha), Til (1885ha with the productivity of 1.98 q/ha), in kahrif. In Rabi major crops are grown wheat (140427 ha with the productivity of 37.03 q/ha), Mustard (52639 ha with the productivity of 17.41q/ha), Potato (56303 ha with the productivity of 263.77 q/ha), Barley (7058 ha with the productivity of 32.98q/ha), Gram (1281 ha with the productivity of 18.57q/ha) and other vegetables. The total consumption of NPK (90.53, 37.34 and 5.09 kg/ha) was 132.95 kg/ha.

     As per livestock census 2003 Agra district have160929 cattle, 710522 buffaloes, 72296 sheep, 250990 goats, 41855 pig and 61317 poultry. The district also has 641ponds covering 359 ha of land.

S. No

Soil type

Area in (ha)

1.

Sandy Soil

49741

2.

Sandy Soil

169532

3.

Erosion Soil

17940

4.

Micronutrient Deficiency

7800

5.

Others

60924

S. No

Agro ecolo-gical situation

Characteristics

1.

AES.I

AES I is having sandy loam soil of average Ph 8 with problem of irrigation water (saline and oily water). Blocks comprising this AES are Akola, Achnera, Fatehpur Sikari and Kheragarh. The soils of this   AES are alkaline in reaction and low in organic car ban contain.   

2.

AESII

AES II Is having sandy loam soil of average ph 8 with medium quality to saline and oily irrigation water, canal tube wells irrigated. This AES comprised of Etmadpur, Khandauli, Barauli Ahir, Shamshabad, Bichpuri, Saiyan & Fatehabad Blocks. The soil of this AES is deficient in major and micronutrients, alkaline in reaction and low organic carbon contain.     

3.

AES III.

AES III Is having sandy-to-sandy loam with soil erosion affected, average pH 8 with medium quality of irrigation water, canal tube wells irrigated.  In some areas the under ground water is salt affected. This AES comprised of Bah, Jetpurkala, Pinahat and Jagner Blocks of the district.

S. No

Crop

Area (ha)

Production (Q)

Productivity (Q/ha)

1.

Paddy

5215

112590

21.59

2.

Wheat

140427

5199640

37.03

3.

Barley

7058

232750

32.98

4.

Jwar

103

1010

9.74

5.

Bajra

115736

2046640

16.68

6.

Maize

129

2220

17.21

7.

Urd

179

1140

6.37

8.

Moong

255

1700

6.67

9.

Lentil

581

10500

18.07

10.

Gram

1281

23790

18.57

11.

Pea

82

1840

22.46

12.

Arhar

827

5750

6.95

13.

Mustard

52639

916480

17.41

14

Til

1885

3730

1.98

15.

Potato

56303

14851040

263.77

16.

Cotton

370

990

2.67

Month

Rainfall (mm)

Temperature ⁰ C

Relative Humidity (%)

January

2022

40.00

23.00

5.00

100.00

66.00

February

2022

8.75

28.00

5.00

90.00

50.00

March

2022

NIL

39.00

10.00

91.00

36.00

April

2022

NIL

40.00

19.00

92.00

23.00

May

2022

11.78

41.00

24.00

92.00

26.00

June

2022

92.45

44.00

23.00

100.00

27.00

July

2022

299.95

39.10

20.70

100.00

52.00

August

2022

168.90

38.00

28.00

100.00

73.00

September

2022

-

-

-

-

-

October

2022

-

-

-

-

-

November

2022

-

-

-

-

-

December

2022

-

-

-

-

-

Category

Male Population

Female Population

Production

Productivity

Cattle

6842

275946

-

-

Crossbred

-

-

-

-

Indigenous

-

-

-

-

Buffalo

36486

1030312

-

-

Sheep

1899

16679

-

-

Crossbred

-

-

-

-

Indigenous

-

-

-

-

Goats

17427

147937

-

-

Pigs

4251

14029

-

-

Crossbred

-

-

-

-

Indigenous

-

-

-

-

Poultry

30212

31555

-

-

Hens

-

-

-

-

Ducks

-

-