District Profile
Location : 70 km away from Delhi on Delhi – Dehradun National highway No. 58
Latitude 28º 59’ 24˝N,77° 42′ 0″ ELatitude 28.99, 77.7 , Elevation: 224.659 m
Area : 2590 sq km
Major River : Ganga
Rain Fall : 800 – 1000 mm/year
Temperature :
Summer : Max. – 43 - 45 ºC, Min. – 19 - 21 ºC
Winter : Max. – 20 - 23 ºC, Min. – 03 - 05 ºC
Villages : 667
Tehsil : 03 (Sardhana, Meerut, Mawana )
Blocks : 12 (Sardhna, Jani, Rohta, Saroorpur, Rajpura, Daurala, Kharkhoda, Meerut, Hastinapur, Parikshitgarh, Macchra, Mawanakalan)
Population : 3447405
Population : 1347/sq km
Population Growth Rate During 2001 - 2011 : 15.92%
Female : 885
Male : 1000
Literacy Percent : 74.80% (Male: 82.91% & Female: 65.69%)
Major Industry : Sugar, Distillery, Tyre, Textile, Transformer, Paper & Sports
Per Capita Income : Rs. 36385/year
Net Cultivable Area : 198941 ha
Irrigation Percent : 99.6%
Cropping Intensity : 152.76%,
Percent : 72%
Major Crops : Sugarcane, Wheat, Rice, Arhar& Mustard
Productivity (q/ha) :
Sugarcane - 708
Wheat - 42.27
Mustard - 12.60
Paddy - 28.74
Arhar - 12.00
Fruit : Mango and Guava
Vegetables : Cabbage, Potato, Cucumber, Perwal, Okra, Brinjal
Flowers : Marigold, Gladiolus, Tuberose
Major Diseases & Pest :
Crops - Disease : Blast and blight in paddy, Mosaic in vegetables
Insect Pest : White grub and Top borer in sugarcane, Stem borer in rice, Fruit borer in Tomato, Brinjal& Okra
Animals - Disease : Repeat breeding in cattle & buffaloes, Foot & mouth disease, Mastitis,
Hemorrhagic septicemia
Insect Pest : Liver fluke, Hookworm, Ticks & lice
Soil Fertility Status : Nitrogen (Low to Medium), Phosphorous(Low to Medium), Potash ( Medium)
Any Problem Soils : Nil
Horticulture : Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers
Major Animals & Their Population :
Buffaloes : 871681
Cattles : 216931
Major Farming Systems / Enterprises
| S.N. | Farming System / Enterprise |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cropping (Sugarcane-Ratoon-Wheat) + Live Stock |
| 2 | Crop Cultivation (Rice-Wheat) + Live Stock |
| 1 | Horticulture (Vegetable) + Live Stock |
| 1 | Horticulture (Flower) + Live Stock + Cropping |
Description of Agro-climatic Zone & Major Agro Ecological Situations
| S.N. | Agro - Climatic Zone | Characteristics |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Plain Zone |
|
| Situation | Soil Type | PH | Farming System | Major Crops | Live Stock | Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AES I | Loam | 7.5 - 8.5 | Sugarcane-Ratoon-Wheat, Agro forestry and/or Jower-wheat (2-3 Graded buffalo/1 Cross bread cow) | Sugarcane, Wheat, Paddy, Potato, Vegetable, Jower | Buffalo, Cow, Poultry, Sheep & Goat | Mawana, JaniPariksheetgarh, Machhra, Kharkoda, Rajpura, Meerut, Duaralla, Sardhana, Saroorpur, Rohta |
| AES II | Loam Sand | 7.0 - 8.0 | Sorghum-Potato-Cucurbits and/or Sugarcane-Ratoon-Wheat (2-3 Graded buffalo / 1 Cross bred cow) | Sugarcane, Potato, Wheat, Mango, Bajra, Jower | Buffalo, Cow, Poultry, Sheep & Goat | Hastinapur, Pariksheetgarh, Machhra, Kharkhoda, Jani, Rohta, Saroorpur, Sardhana |
| AES III | Sandy loam, Silty loam, Clay laom | 7.5 - 7.9 | Paddy-wheat and/or Jower-Wheat-Sugarcane –Ratoon-Wheat (2-3 Graded buffalo/ 1 Cross bred cow) | Sugarcane, Paddy, Wheat, Jower, Vegetable | Buffalo, Cow, Poultry, Sheep & Goat | Hastinapur, Pariksheetgarh |
Soil Type's
| S.N. | Soil Type | Characteristics | Area in ha |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandy loam to loam with normal PH | The soils have enough clay to store adequate amounts of water and plant nutrients for optimum plant growth. They contain enough silt to hold sufficient available water for plants, to gradually from more clay and to release fresh plant nutrients by weathering. Clay content is not much as to cause poor aeration or to make working with them difficult. A soil containing between 7 to 27% clay and approximately equal amount of silt and sand has a loam texture. Organic content in the soil is 0.3 to 0.4%. | Total – 259000 a) Cultivated Land - 2,00,000 b) Forest Area - 21314 c) Horticulture - 2266 d) Other - 35420 |