District Profile
Major farming systems/enterprises
The district Barabanki lies between the latitude of 25”3’ and 24”16’ north and longitude 85”9’ and 84.26’ east surrounded by Baharich, Sitapur, lucknow, Raibareli,Sultanpur and Faizabad district. The district consist of 06 Sub Division (Tehasil), 17 C.D. Blocks, 163 Nayaya Panchayat 833 Village Panchayat and 2360 revenue village with a geographical area of about 2981 sq. km. present a complex variety of landscape and falls under Eastern plain Agro Climatic Zone .This Zone (Cd 5.4) comprises upper and middle Gangatic alluvial plains including Ghaghara, Gomati interfluves and Bihar plains have moderately large moisture availability with 150-180 days growing period and Dry Sub Humid Climate .These area have two dry seasons i.e. summer and winter with Ustictypic soil moisture resumes. Major drainage passes through river Ghaghara, and other tributaries in the district. Due to topographical and hydrological situation total precipitation received in drainage congestion about 30% area of the district is affected every year by low, medium and high flood which causes miseries to animals and human population and some wet lands are also situated in the district. The productivity of these areas is also affected adversely due to floods needs attention
Description of Agro-climatic Zone & major agro ecological situations (based on soil and topography)
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S. No |
Agro-climatic Zone |
Agro-ecological situations based on soil & topography |
Characteristics |
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Upper Gangetic Plain Region |
Eastern plain zone |
The sandy alluvial, clayey are the major soils of this zone. The zone receives 1000-1200 mm average rainfall and temperature varies from 420 to 4.60 C. |
Soil type/s
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S. No |
Soil type |
Characteristics |
Area in ha |
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Deep, loamy soils |
Medium fertile |
100.5 |
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Deep, fine soils with loamy soils slightly saline and moderately sodic |
High fertile |
72.4 |
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Deep, silty soils with moderately salinity and sodicity |
Low fertile |
41.4 |