PURBA MEDINIPUR
About the district:
Purba Medinipur is one of the 18 administrative districts of West Bengal. As the name indicates the district located on the eastern side of Paschim Medinipur. The district is also surrounded by Howrah in the north, parts of Orissa in the south west corner and Bay of Bengal on south and eastern sides.
Facts & figures:
Area |
4295 sq. Km. |
No. of Panchayet Samity |
25 |
Latitude |
21036’35” N |
No. of Gram Panchayets |
223 |
Longitude |
88012’40” E |
Average auual rainfall |
2171 mm |
Population (2001) |
4417377 |
Temperature |
Max. 370 C, Min. 10 0 C |
Total no. of farmers |
415723 |
Percentage of irrigated area to cultivated area. |
58.13 % |
Total no. of Agricultural labourers |
443702 |
Total No. of Warehouse (Capacity) |
18 (58390MT.) |
Cropped area |
291160 ha. |
Cold storage (Capacity) |
01 (9900MT.) |
Average landholding size |
0.53 ha. |
No. of Sub-divison |
04 |
Source : Bureau of Applied Economics & Staistics(2007)
Area under horticultural crops in Purba Medinipur district (2010-11):
Name of the Crop |
Area
(‘000 ha.) |
Production
(‘000 MT.) |
Productivity
(MT./Ha.) |
Fruits |
8.986 |
134.070 |
14.920 |
Vegetables |
41.817 |
491.421 |
11.75 |
Spices |
7.841 |
26.294 |
3.353 |
Coconuts |
3.721 |
420.054 Lakh Nuts |
11289 Nuts/ha. |
Betelvines |
6.150 |
55.151 Lakh Motes |
896.257 Motes /ha. |
Cashewnuts |
3.430 |
2.919 |
0.851 |
Loose Flowers |
3.417 |
14.315 |
4.189 |
Cut Flowers |
1.728 |
62.662 Crore sticks |
3.626 Lakh sticks/Ha. |
