SOUTH 24 PARGANAS
About the district:
South 24 Parganas is an administrative district of West Bengal with its headquarters at Alipore. It is bounded by Howrah in the west, North 24 Parganas in the northern & eastern sides and Sundarbans in the south. The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forests. These forests spread over an area of some 9630 sq. kms. of which 70% of the area is under saline water .
Facts & figures:
Area |
9960 sq. km |
No. of Panchayet Samity |
29 |
Latitude |
220 33' 45" N to 210 29' 0" N |
No. of Gram Panchayets |
312 |
Longitude |
890 04' 50" E to 880 03' 45" E |
Average annual rainfall |
2169 mm |
Population (2001) |
6906689 no |
Temperature |
Max. 380 C, Min. 100 C |
Total no. of farmers |
362110 |
Percentage of irrigated area to cultivated area. |
31.04 % |
Total no. of Agricultural labourers |
584016 |
Total No. of Warehouse (Capacity) |
05 (156350 MT.) |
Cropped area |
372790 ha. |
Cold storage (Capacity) |
02 (49.407 MT.) |
Average landholding size |
0.60 ha. |
No. of Sub-division |
5 |
Source : Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics (2007)
Area under horticultural crops in South 24 Parganas district (2010-11):
Name of the Crop |
Area
(‘000 ha.) |
Production
(‘000MT.) |
Productivity
(MT./Ha.) |
Fruits |
9.991 |
161.995 |
16.214 |
Vegetables |
71.720 |
972.753 |
13.563 |
Spices |
9.344 |
23.447 |
2.509 |
Coconuts |
3.990 |
542.160 Lakh Nuts |
13588 Nuts/ha. |
Betelvines |
2.560 |
16.633 Lakh Motes |
649.742 Motes /ha. |
Loose Flowers |
0.800 |
6.075 |
7.594 |
Cut Flowers |
1.111 |
14.108 Crore sticks |
1.270 Lakh sticks/ Ha |
