District Profile
District level data on agriculture, livestock and farming situation
Major Farming Systems/Enterprises
|
Sl. No. |
Farming System/Enterprises |
Fallow Crops |
|
1 |
Paddy-Wheat |
Dhaincha |
|
2 |
Paddy-Mustard |
Dhaincha |
|
3 |
Paddy- Maize (Rabi) |
|
|
4 |
Maize-Wheat |
Lentil+Rai, Pea+Rai |
|
5 |
Maize-Vegetable |
Cauliflower-Cucurbits |
|
6 |
Pea |
|
|
7 |
Maize-Mustard |
|
|
8 |
Paddy-Lentil |
|
|
9 |
Paddy-Linseed |
|
|
10 |
Pigeonpea-Greengram |
|
|
11 |
Potato-Maize |
|
Description of Agro-climatic Zone (based on soil and topography)
|
Sl. No. |
|
|
|
1 |
Zone-I (Tirhut sub-division) |
The climate of this zone, lying north-west allobial plane, sub tropical monsoon with a well marked rainy season of four months. |
Type of Land
|
Sl. No. |
Land type |
Area |
|
1 |
Upland |
58825 ha. |
|
2 |
Medium |
88768 ha. |
|
3 |
Lowland |
72212 ha. |
Area, Production and Productivity of major crops cultivated in the district
- Crop Production
|
Sl. No. |
Crop |
Area (ha) |
Production (MT) |
Productivity (Qt/ha) |
|
1 |
Kharif |
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|
|
Paddy |
104648.00 |
265803.00 |
25.40 |
|
|
Maize |
1113.00 |
5775.00 |
50.97 |
|
|
Pulses |
3413.00 |
18950.00 |
32.25 |
|
2 |
Rabi |
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|
|
Wheat |
104648.00 |
400097.00 |
3315 |
|
|
Maize |
1113.00 |
5775.00 |
50.97 |
|
|
Mustard |
5673.00 |
8090.00 |
7.86 |
|
|
Pulses |
1097.00 |
704.00 |
25.67 |
|
|
Potato |
4981.00 |
29617.00 |
59.50 |
|
|
Sugarcane |
1181.00 |
40029.00 |
33.894 |
Source: District Agriculture Officer, Muzaffarpur (2023-24)
B Horticulture
|
Sl. No. |
Crop |
Area (ha) |
Production (T) |
|
1 |
Mango |
2477 |
254492 |
|
2 |
Litchi |
1864 |
15065 |
|
3 |
Banana |
691 |
7537 |
|
4 |
Guava |
312 |
1585 |
|
5 |
Acid lime |
175 |
350 |
|
6 |
Coconut |
185 |
410 |
|
7 |
Others |
205 |
690 |
