Table 1.
Socio-Economical Features of the study area
| Agro-Ecological Sub-Regions | Eastern Plain, Hot Sub-humid (moist) Eco-Region 13.1, 13.2 & 13.10 | Total Irrigated Area (‘000 ha) | 1. Gross irrigated area: 678.6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Rain-fed Area: 95.0 | |||
| Total Area | 917,340 hc | Land use pattern | Figure 6-attached |
| Total House Holdsa, d | 1. Rural: 1264192 (87.98%) | Production of major crops (‘000 tons) | 1. Rice: 964.764 |
| 2. Urban: 172686 (12.02%) | 2. Wheat: 1019.363 | ||
| Health Facility | 1. No of PHC: 43 | Livestock/Animal husbandry | 1. Number of cattle: 1,935,250 |
| 2. No of CHC: 15 | 2. Number of dairy form: 1,033 | ||
| Populationd | 1. Total: 10,690,142 | Geographical Profile f | 1. Average No of days precipitation: 44.88 |
| 2. Male/Female: 5,477,586/5,212,556 | 2. Average Relative Humidity: 68.33% | ||
| 3. Density: 998 People/Sq Km | 3. Average high Temperature: 30.92°C | ||
| 4. Rural: 8,102,663 | 4. Average low Temperature: 19.58°C | ||
| 5. Urban: 1,049,437 | 5. Average Mean Temperature: 25.25°C | ||
| 6. Rural Population: 88.53% | |||
| 7. Urban/Semi-Urban: 11.47% | |||
| Rainfall (annual) | 1. Maharajganj: 1364.1 mm | Literacy b | 1. Male: 3,659,286 (60.24%) |
| 2. Kushinagar: 1145.1 mm | 2. Female: 2,415,006 (39.76%) | ||
| 3. Gorakhpur: 1364.1 mm | 3. Total: 6,074,292 (52.17%) | ||
| Forest Land | 1. Area: 56,840 ha | Area is prone to | 1. Regular: Drought, Pests-Disease |
| 2. % of total land: 6.20% | 2. Others: Flood, cyclone, Hot-cold waves | ||
| Work Participation: | 1. Total work participation: 3,462,855 | Economy g | 1. Agriculture Labors: 494,943 |
| 2. Female total work: 28.3% | 2. Main Cultivator: 502,920 | ||
| 3. Main work participation: 1,708,932 | 3. Main HH Industry working: 87,400 | ||
| 4. Female Main Work: 19.1% | 4. Monthly Income: 70.3 USD | ||
| 5. Marginal Worker: 1,753,923 (16.4%) | 5. Rural households: 87.98% |
a:Calculated on Arithmetic Mean %, b:Calculated on Weighted Mean d:Based on India Census 2011, f:Based on satellite imagery and Climate Research Unit (CRU) UK, g:Economics and Statistics Division, Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, India.