Land use pattern and cropping pattern

High rural population density implies intensive land use. Table 2.5 shows that 68.82 per cent of geographical area put under cultivation in the district as compared to 59.36per cent in the state as a whole. Area under forest is lower in the district having 0.68 per cent as compared to 6.64 per cent in the state. Permanent pastures and grazing land have lost area and so have current and permanent fallows. The proportion of permanent pasture and grazing land is very dismal, having 0.25 per cent of total geographical area. The proportion of permanent and current fallow land is (9.61 %) in the district as compared to 8.50 per cent in the state. Marginal lands (culturable and unculturable water land under village commons) is about 2.39 per cent which can be brought under cultivation with proper land improvement programme.

 

Features Bihar % Jehanabad

%

Geographical Area 9359568 100 94043

100.0

Forest 621635 6.64 637 0.68
Barren and unculturable land 436134 4.66 3289

3.50

Land put to non-agricultural use

       
(i) Land 1285647 13.74 12788 13.40

(ii) Water areas

       
a. Permanent 207391 2.22 835 0.90
b. Temporary 153587 1.64 1085 1.32
Total 1646625 17.59 14688

15.62

Culturable Wasteland 45712 0.49 151 0.17
Permanent Pasture & grazing land 17401 0.19 232 0.25
Land under mis-trees & groves 240282 2.57 1278 1.36
Fallow land        
(i) Current fallow land 666184 7.12 1013

1.08

(ii) Other fallow land 129409 1.38 8023 8.53
Total unculturable land 3/803382 40.64 29321 31.18
Net Sown area 5556186 59.36 64722

68.82

Total cropped area 7396492 79.03 83110 88.37
Area Sown more than once 1840306 19.66 18388

19.85

It has been noted from Table 2.5 that 68.82 per cent of land is locked into crop production. Information provided in Table 2.6 shows that foodgrains crops account for 95.52 per cent of the gross cropped area in the district. Subsistence crops obviously dominate Bihar farmers. At the country level, only about 65 per cent area is occupied by foodgrains crops. Rice is the most dominant crop of the Kharif season and it occupies 55.78 per cent of the cropped area.

 

Cropping Pattern in Jehanabad District - 2005-06

 Crop Area (ha) % of GCA Productivity (Kg/ha) Main crops
Rice 46362 55.78 894 Cereals – Rice, Wheat
Wheat 20714 24.92 1474  
Maize 590 0.71 1864 Pulse - Grams, Arhar
Barley 295 0.35 858  
Coarse Cereals 59 0.06 1931 Oilseeds - Mustard
Total Cereals 68020 81.82 1079  
Gram 1914 2.30

1256

 
Arhar 258 0.31 1494  
Total Kharif Pulses 315 0.38 1343  
Total Rabi Pulses 11052 13.30 752  
Total Pulses 11367 13.68 794  
Total foodgrains 79387 95.52

1032

 
Sugarcane 262 0.32 26305  
Spices & Conditions 78 0.09 1076  
Total fruits & vegetables 8899 10.71 17847  
Total Food Crops 82370 99.12 -  
Total Oilseeds 638 0.77

900

 
Total fibres 52 0.06 808  
Tobacoo and other narcotics - - -  
Total non food crops 740 0.89 -  

 

In fact, rice and wheat together claim nearly 80.7 per cent of the gross cropped area. The five cereals (rice, wheat, maize, barley and cereals) occupied 81.82 per cent and have little area for pulses (13.68 per cent) an important group of foodgrains crops. Oilseeds have a minor presence and so as non-food crops. As such, the crops which can generate higher value for crops have little presence in the district meaning thereby very less crop diversification may be seen. These data and comparison with national figures suggest that small farm size and high subsistence pressure has forced low-value subsistence crops in the district lands even thoughs these have high potential. As being shown latter, this is exacerbated by low productivity and limited diversification to higher value crops due to a number of technical and socio-economic constraints. The results of the cropping pattern further reveals the rigidity over time and continued dominance of subsistence crop. However, taking into account the state as a whole. There are variations in preferences of crop due to soil suitability and other location-specific factors. In nutshell, it can be said that Bihar's agricultural economy is predominantly foodgrains economy and Jehanabad district is not exception to it.

 

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