District Profile

The Socio-economic and technological profile of agriculture in Rohtas district

Rohtas district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar State. It is a part of Patna Division, and has an area of 3850 km⊃2;, a population of 29,59,918 (2011 census). The language spoken in this district is Bhojpuri. The administrative headquarters of the district, Sasaram, is a place of historical importance. Another important symbol of national pride are the parallel bridges built over the Sone River– one for road and another for railway. The road bridge (Jawahar Setu over Sone was the longest (3061 m) in Asia until it was surpassed by the Mahatma Gandhi setu (5475 m) over the river Ganga at Patna. Nehru Setu, the railway bridge is the second longest railway bridge in India. It is also home to the Rohtasgarh fort, which was one of the strongest forts in the medieval age. The present district of Rohtas formed a part of the Magadh Empire since 6th B.C. to 5th Century A.D. under the pre Mauryans. Rohtas District was created in 1972 for the sake of administrative convenience by splitting up the earlier district of Shahabad. Bhojpur and Buxar districts on north, on the south Plamu and Garwah districts, on the east Aurangabad and part of Gaya district and on the west Kaimur district surround Rohtas.

The district is famous for agricultural purposes mainly in the productivity of paddy and wheat crops and also known as Bowl of rice (Dhan ka Katora) in the State of Bihar. Rohtas has a fairly good system of road communication. The Grand Trunk Road traverses within the district. It serves as the main road link between Kolkatta and Delhi. It has undoubtedly been this high diversity within its boundaries that has so often made Rohtas in the frontier line of Indian civilization.

Rohtas at a Glance

S.No. Description Statistics
1 District Head Quarters SASARAM
2 District Establishment 1972
3 Latitude 24o3o' - 25o25' (N)
4 Longitude 83o45' - 84o22' (E)
5 Climate of the District Extreme Type
6 Temperature Max. - 45o C Min. - 10oC
7 No. of Subdivision 3
8 No. of Block 19
9 Total No. of Panchayat 244
10 Total No. of Village 2088
11 Total No. of Urban Area 6
12 Total Population 2450748
13 Total Male Population 1283485
14 Total Female Population 1167263
15 Total Urban Population 347632
16 Total Rural Population 2103116
17 Total SC Population 444333
18 Total Male SC Population 233512
19 Total Female SC Population 210821
20 Total ST Population 25663
21 Total Male ST Population 13479
22 Total Female ST Population 12184
23 Total Literate Population 1205287
24 Total Male Literate Population 779613
25 Total Female Literate Population 425674
26 Total Illiterate Population 1245461
27 Total Male Illiterate Population 503872
28 Total Female Illiterate Population 741589
29 Density of Population (Per Square Km.) 636
30 Sex Ratio (Per thousand male) 909
31 Total Work Force 744183
32 Total Male Work Force 586312
33 Total Female Work Force 157871
34 Total Main Worker 54731
35 Total Male Main Worker 48962
36 Total Female Main Worker 60769
37 Total Agriculture labour 153371
38 Total Agriculture Male labour 81212
39 Agriculture Female labour 72158
40 No of Rice Mile 68
41 No. of Seeds Shop 18
42 Area of land (in hectare) 390736
43 Area of Agricultural land (in hectare) 242832
44 Area of Non- Agricultural land ( in Hectare) 15271
45 Area of Forest land ( in hectare) 70211
46 Area of Irrigated land ( in hectare) 192365
1 By Canal 163686
2 By Boring 22069
3 By Lift 485
4 By Others 6125
47 Area of Non-Irrigated land (in hectare) 50467
48 Area of land depend of rainfall (in hectare) 1450
49 Agriculture labour 153371
50 Normal Rainfall in District in mm 1076.8
51 No of whole sales Dealers of fertilizer 31
52 No. of Retailer of Fertilizer 493

 

 

Agricultural Profile of District

 

 

Agro - Climatic / Ecological Zone

   
Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Northern Plain, Hot Subsumid (Dry) Eco sub región (9.2)
Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Middle Gangetic Plain Region (IV)
Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) South Bihar Alluvial Plain Zone (III-B)
Name and address of the nearest Agromet Field Unit (AMFU, IMD) for agro-advisories in the Zone Regional Research Sub-station, Bikramganj

 

 

Rainfall Normal RF (mm) (Avg. of last 10 years) Normal Rainy days (no.) (Avg. of last 10 years) Normal Onset (Specify week and month) Normal Cessation (Specify week and month)
SW Monsoon (June-Sep) 624.9 41 2nd week of June 2nd week of October
NE Monsoon(Oct-Dec) 0 3    
Winter (Jan- March) 36.8 6    
Summer (Apr-May) 36.8 3    
Annual 746.6 53    

 

 

Source : Metrology office, IRS, Bikramganj

 

Land use Pattern of the District Geographical Area Cultivable Area Forest Area Cultivable Wasteland Barren and Uncultivable Land Other Fallows
Area (‘000 ha) 337.69 231.88 59.81 9.07 10.37 28

 

 

Major Soils Area (‘000 ha) % of total
Old alluvium - Redddish yellow - Rellowish Brown Soils (Loamy) 102 43.9
Old alluvium - Grey - Greyish yellow - heavy soil (Clay loam) 82 35.3
New alluvium - Non calcareous - Non Saline – Yellowish Red soils (Sandy loam) 44 18.9

 

 

Agricultural land use Area (‘000 ha) Cropping intensity %
Net Sown Area 231.8 167.1
Area Sown more than Once 155.7  
Gross Cropped Area 387.6  

 

 

 

Irrigation Area (‘000 ha)
Net Irrigated area 79.00
Gross Irrigated area 188.46
Rainfed area 152.88

 

 

Sources of Irrigation Area (‘000 ha) Percentage of total irrigated area
Canals 161.69 85.79
Bore Wells 21.70 11.51
Lift Irrigation Schemes 0.485 0.03
Other Sources 4.58 2.43
Total Irrigated Area 188.46