HOOGHLY
About the district:
Hooghly district comes under Burdwan division with it’s headquarter located at Chinsurah town. The district is bounded by the district Bankura and Burdwan in the north, Nadia and North 24-Parganas in the east, Howrah in the south and Paschim Medinipur district in the west. The river Hooghly borders it to the east.
Facts & figures:
Area |
3149 sq. km |
No. of Panchayet Samity |
18 |
Latitude |
220 39' 32" N to 230 01' 20 "N |
No. of Gram Panchayets |
210 |
Longitude |
870 30' 20 " E to 880 30' 15 " E |
Average annual rainfall |
1606 mm |
Population (2001) |
5041976 no. |
Temperature |
Max.380 C, Min. 080 C |
Total no. of farmers |
277901 |
Percentage of irrigated area to cultivated area. |
26 (40235 MT.) |
Total no. of Agricultural labourers |
452114 |
Cold storage (Capacity) |
138 (1653000 MT.) |
Cropped area |
220520 ha. |
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Average landholding size |
0.66 ha. |
No. of Sub-division |
04 |
Source: Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics (2007)
Area under horticultural crops in Hooghly district (2010-11):
Name of the Crop |
Area
(‘000 ha.) |
Production
(‘000 MT.) |
Productivity
(MT./Ha.) |
Fruits |
12.325 |
173.461 |
14.074 |
Vegetables |
53.362 |
655.034 |
12.275 |
Spices |
1.795 |
6.388 |
3.559 |
Coconuts |
1.00 |
119.978 Lakh Nuts |
11998 Nuts/ha. |
Betelviines |
0.361 |
2.542 Lakh Motes |
704.183 Motes /ha. |
Loose Flowers |
0.078 |
0.106 |
1.359 |
Cut Flowers |
0.041 |
0.609 Crore sticks |
1.485 Lakh sticks/ Ha. |
