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The state is broadly divided into four physiographic zones :
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Northern Plateau
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Central Table land
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Eastern Ghat Region
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Coastal Plains
These are further sub-divided into 10 Agro Climatic Zones.
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Sl. No.
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Agroclimatic Zones
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Agricultural Districts
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Climate
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Mean Annual rainfall (m.m)
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Mean Maximum summer temperature (C)
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Normal
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Mean Minimum winter temperature (C)
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Soils
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1
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Northern Western Plateau
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Sundargarh, Baneigarh, Panposh, Kuchinda,
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Hot & moist subhumid
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1600
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30.0
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15.0
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Red & yellow soils light textured
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2
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Northern Central Plateau
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Rairangpu, Baripada, Karanjia, Keonjhar, Champua
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Hot & moist subhumid
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1534
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36.6
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11.1
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Red loam light textured
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3
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North Eastern Coastal Plain
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Anandapur, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur (except Sukinda Block)
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Moist subhumid
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1568
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36.0
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14.8
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Alluvial soil narrow strip of sedimentary sandy loam to clay textured
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4
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East and South Eastern Coastal Plain
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Cuttack, Jagatsingpur, Kendrapara, Banki, Puri, Berhampur, Chhatrapur
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Hot & humid
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1577
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39.0
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11.5
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Loam, clay loam, coastal alluvium narrow strip of saline inundated area.
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5
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North Eastern Ghat
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Khurda, Nayagarh, Aska, P.khemundi, Rayagada, Gunupur, Phulbani, Boudh
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Hot & humid
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1597
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37.0
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10.4
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Brown & forest soils, sandy loam, loamy & clay, medium textured
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6
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Eastern Ghat High Land
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Koraput, Nawarangpur (Except Dabugaon area)
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Warm & humid
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1521.8
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34.1
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7.5
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Mostly red with low organic matter content
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7
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South Eastern Ghat
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Jeypore, Malakangiri,
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Warm & humid
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1710.4
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34.1
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13.2
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Red, red & yellow mixed soil
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8
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Western Undulating
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Bhawanipatna Dharmagarh, Padampur, Khariar, Dabugaon area of Nabarangpur
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Hot and moist sub-humid
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1352.3
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37.8
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11.9
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Black-heavy and redlight soils. Mixed red and black soils, medium to heavy textured
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9
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Western Central Table Land
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Sambalpur, Baragarh, Padampur Bolangir, Sonepur
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Hot and moist sub-humid
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1614
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40.0
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12.4
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Light to medium texture, Red soils & heavy textured calcareous soils
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10
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Mid-Central Table Land
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Dhenkanal, Angul, Kamakh- yanagar, Banki, Athagarh, Sukinda block of Jajpur Argil.Dist.
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Hot and moist sub-humid
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1350
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38.7
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14.0
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Light textured lateritic, medium textured red loam soils & mixed red and black soils
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ODISHA CROPS STATISTICS IN 2001-02 (P)
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Name of the Crop
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Area in '000 Hectare
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Production in '000 Tonnes
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Rice
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4500
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7149
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Maize
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51
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47
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Other Cereals
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142
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85
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Total Cereals
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4693
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7281
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Total Pulses
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675
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266
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Groundnut
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62
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61
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Sesame
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52
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11 |
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Other Oil Seeds
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212
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66
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Total Oil Seeds
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326
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138 |
PRODUCTION OF FRUITS IN ODISHA DURING 2001-02
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Name of the fruits
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Area in '000 Hectare
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Production in '000 Tonnes
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Mango
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107.29
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402.42 |
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Banana
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18.43
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209.43
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Citrus
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24.04
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134.23
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Pineapple
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0.97
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9.98
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Papaya
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10.73
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217.52
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Coconut
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46.69
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2082 (Lakh nuts) |
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Other fruits
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62.62
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389.38
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