Krishi vigyan Kendra Banavasi
The operational area of KVK, Banavasi includes the villages in the western parts of the 25 mandals in Kurnool district. The area is predominant in red soils under rainfed agriculture. The major crops sown are cotton, castor and groundnut. Among the horticulture crops predominant are onion, tomato and chilli.
KVK Banavasi – Area of operation (25 mandals)
Kurnool district at a glance
Land use pattern
|
Total geographic area |
17,65,800 ha |
|
Total land area under Agriculture |
10,35000 ha |
|
Total gross cropped area |
8,56,500 ha |
|
Gross area under irrigation |
2,86,000 ha |
|
Net area under irrigation |
2,45,853 ha |
|
Barren and uncultivated |
1,27,315 ha |
|
Land put to non-agric area |
1,38,577 ha |
|
Forest |
3,40,669 ha |
|
Permanent pastures and other |
|
|
Grazing lands |
3576 ha |
|
Cultivable waste |
48,292 ha |
|
Current fallow land |
1,40,528 ha |
|
Net area sown |
8,89,122 ha |
|
Fallow other than current |
75,980 ha |
Area under irrigation
|
Source of irrigation |
Area ( ha ) |
|
Canals |
1,21,678 |
|
Bore Wells |
1,14,703 |
|
Tanks |
9,877 |
|
Wells |
19,900 |
|
Lift irrigation |
18,389 |
|
Other sources |
1,889 |
|
Total |
2,45,853 |
Rainfall
|
Rainfall |
Average (mm) |
Normal Onset |
Normal Cessation |
|
SW monsoon (June-Sep) |
455.1 |
1st week of June |
1st week of October |
|
NE Monsoon(Oct-Dec) |
149.6 |
2nd week of October |
1st week of December |
|
Winter (Jan- Feb) |
4.6 |
- |
- |
|
Summer (Mar-May) |
61.2 |
- |
- |
|
Annual |
670.5 |
Population
|
Total population |
40.53 lakh (M: 20.39 & F: 20.14) |
|
Rural population |
29.04 lakh (71.7%) |
|
Literacy percentage |
59.9 |
|
Total farmers |
7,30,882 |
|
Men |
5,36,891 |
|
Women |
1,93,991 |
|
Small farmers (<2.45 ac) |
3,66,088 (50.1 %) |
|
Marginal farmers (2.46 to 9.87 ac) |
3,27,536 (44.8 %) |
|
Medium farmers (9.88 to 24.7 ac) |
34998 (4.8 %) |
|
Big farmers (>24.7 ac) |
2260 (0.03 %) |
Soils
|
Black soils |
7.666 lakh ha (75 %) |
|
Red soils |
2.046 lakh ha (20 %) |
|
Other soils |
0.510 lakh ha (5 %) |
Farming situations: 17
|
S.No |
Farming situation |
Area (ha) |
Imp. Cropping systems |
|
1. |
K.C.Canal – Red soils |
1124 |
Paddy- Paddy, Green gram- Paddy, Paddy- Ground nut, Vegetables/Paddy-Fallow |
|
2. |
T.B.P Low level Canal – Red soils |
7665 |
Paddy-Paddy, Paddy-Ground nut, Green gram-Paddy, Vegetables-Groundnut/Fallow |
|
3. |
T.B.P High level Canal – Red soils |
274 |
Green gram-Paddy, Paddy/Groundnut/ Vegetables- Fallow |
|
4. |
K.C. Canal – Black soils |
47831 |
Paddy/G. gram-Paddy, Paddy/G. Nut- Vegetables, Sun flower/G. Nut –Fallow, G. Nut/Cotton-Fallow |
|
5. |
T.B.P Low level Canal – Black soils |
1 908 |
G. gram/Paddy-Paddy, Paddy-G.nut / Vegetables, Sunflower-G. nut, G. Nut-Sunflower, Cotton-Fallow |
|
6. |
T.B.P High level Canal – Black soils |
5594 |
Paddy-Fallow, Sunflower/G. nut-Fallow, green gram- Paddy, Fallow-Paddy. |
|
7. |
Problematic soils |
100 |
Fallow-Paddy |
|
8. |
Tank irrigation – Red soils |
6211 |
Paddy-Sun flower/Fallow |
|
9. |
Tank irrigation – Black soils |
12445 |
Paddy-Paddy/G. Nut, Sunflower-Fallow, Fallow-Paddy/G. Nut/Sun flower |
|
10. |
Well irrigation- Red soils |
45732 |
Paddy-Paddy/Sunflower/Ground nut, Sunflower-G. Nut/Green gram, Ground nut- Ground nut/ Sunflower, Cotton/Onion/Chillies- Fallow |
|
11. |
Well irrigation – Black soils |
46987 |
Paddy- Paddy/Sunflower/G. nut; Sunflower-G. nut, G. nut- Sunflower/ Vegetables, Cotton /Onion / Chillies –Fallow |
|
12. |
Rain fed – Red soils |
253750 |
Sunflower, G.nut + R. gram, G.nut + Jowar, Korra, Cotton, Cotton + R. gram, Jowar, R. gram – Fallow. |
|
13. |
Rain fed – Black soils |
430501 |
Paddy-Fallow, Sunflower/ Bengal gram/ Coriander, Fallow-Jowar / Bengal gram/ Tobacco, Jowar /G. nut /Cotton – Fallow. |
|
14. |
SRBC – Red soils |
333 |
Paddy-Paddy, Paddy-Ground nut, Green gram- Paddy, Vegetables – Ground nut/Fallow |
|
15. |
SRBC – Black soils |
12914 |
Paddy-Paddy, Paddy-Ground nut, Green gram- Paddy, Vegetables – Ground nut/ Fallow |
|
16. |
TGP – Red soils |
1400 |
Paddy-Paddy, Paddy-Ground nut, Green gram- Paddy, Vegetables – Ground nut/ Cotton – Fallow |
|
17. |
TGP – Black soils |
9628 |
Paddy/ Green gram –Paddy/Ground nut –Vegetables, Sunflower/ Ground nut – Fallow, Ground Nut/ Cotton- Fallow |
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