1. KEONJHAR DISTRICT AN OVERVIEW
KEONJHAR (Orissa)

2. Maa Tarini – the symbol of religious & cultural identity of Keonjhar
WELCOME TO THE LAND OF MAA TARINI
Maa Tarini – the symbol of religious & cultural identity of Keonjhar

4. KEONJHAR DISTRICT Situated in the Northern Part of the State.
Total Geographical Area – 8303 Sq. Kms.
Distance from State Capital -235 Kms.
3 Sub-Divisions.
13 Tahasils.
13 C.D.Blocks.
286 Gram Panchayats.
2132 Villages
4 Municipalities.
20 Police Stations.

5. DEMOGRAPHY
The male-female ratio in the district is more favourable towards women as compared to
National average.

6. DEMOGRAPHY OF KEONJHAR
Total Population : (As per 2001 Census)
Literacy Rate : %
ST Literacy Rate : %
SC Literacy Rate : %
Male Literacy Rate : %
Female Literacy Rate : %
Population Density : 188 per Sq. Km.

7. The sex ratio in the district is higher than both the state and national average

8. The growth rate of population in the district is slightly more than the State average but less than the National average.The density of population per sq. Km. in the district is much lower than the State & National averages

9. There is a predominance of rural population and the district has not caught up with the urbanization process in the country.

10. The figure clearly shows that the Keonjhar has predominance of tribal population.

11. Literacy in Keonjhar District
59.24
63.08
64.8
53.7
50.51
46.22 20 40 60 80
Keonjhar
Orissa
India
Total
Female
The percentages of total literates as well as female literates in the district are lower than that of State and National figures.

12. The life expectancy in the district is less than the national averages

13. BASIC SOCIAL INDICATORS OF THE DISTRICT1
Total population 2
Birth rate
22.00 3
Death rate
9.00 4
Infant mortality
54.74/1000 Live birth 5
Maternal mortality rate
243/ Live birth 6
HEALTH INSTITUTIONS
Hospital, Dispensary, PHC/APHC, CHC etc. 84
Sub-Centre
351 7
Nos.of vacancies in various hospitals & Health Centres
Doctors 49
Paramedicos
101

14. ECONOMIC INDICATORS 830300 Ha 309718 Ha(37.30%) 324395 Ha
Geographical area Ha 2
Forest area (Area and %)
Ha(37.30%) 3
Cultivable Area( ) Ha 4
Cultivated area (Area and %)
Ha (35.80%) 5
Normal Rail fall(mm)
Rain fall in 2007 mm mm 6
Irrigated area/Net area sown (Area & %)
Kharif (in 2007)
68884 Ha(23%)
Rabi (in )
33572 Ha (11.3%) 7
Net Sown area Ha

15. ECONOMIC INDICATORS 8 NAME OF THE BLOCKS HAVING >35% IRRIGATION
Ghasipura
41.80%
Hatadihi
48.00% 9.
NAME OF THE BLOCKS HAVING <35% IRRIGATION
Anandapur
14.60%
Ghatagaon
22.60%
Harichandanpur
17.50%
Patna
31.80%
Saharpada
5.10%
Keonjhar
23.90%
Banspal
4.40%
Telkoi
28.00%
Champua
8.40%
Jhumpura
6.50%
Joda
5.80%

16. ECONOMIC INDICATORS 10 Total Paddy Cultivated(2007-08) Area 171009 Ha
Production
MTs 11
Total Non Paddy Cultivated
Pulses
35663 Ha
15779 MT
Wheat
22408 Ha
6501 MT
Fibres
4920 Ha
7590 MT
Maize
26681 Ha
30467 MT
Bazra
30 Ha
15 MT
Vegetables
29785 Ha MT
Spices
3902 Ha
6058 MT
Sugercane
858 Ha
Other Millets
724 Ha
406 MT 12
Paddy (Yield/Ha)
24.38 Qtl/Ha 13
Seed Replacement Ratio
13.50% 14
Fertilizer Consumption (Per Ha)
9.80 (Kg/Ha)

17. ECONOMIC INDICATORS 15 Average size of land holdings Marginal Farmers
0.50 Ha
Small Farmers
1.37 Ha
Big Farmers
3.57 Ha 16
No.of Rural BPL families
(76%) 1997 Census 17
Total no. Rural familes
(1997 Census) 18
Railway Lines
155 Kms

18. SWOT ANALYSIS STRENGTHS OF KEONJHAR DISTRICT
NEARLY 1500 MM OF ANNUAL RAINFALL.
WELL ENDOWED GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IN ONE PART.
CONDUCIVE CLIMATE AND LAND TOPOGRAPHY SUITABLE FOR COMMERCIAL CROPS LIKE
(FLOWER, OFF SEASON VEGETABLES, FRUITS ETC.)
LARGE FOREST AREA.
AVAILABILITY OF SUITABLE LAND FOR AGRICULTURE.
CONNECTIVITY OF DISTRICT AND BLOCK HEADQUARTERS.
AVAILABILITY OF BLACK BENGAL BREED OF GOAT.
ELECTRICITY IN A NUMBER OF VILLAGES.
DAIRY INFRASTRUCTURES, ( CHILLING PLANT).
UPCOMING INDUSTRIES.
LOCAL DESI VARIETIES AVAILABLE LIKE BLACK GRAM BIRI( PEJUA BIRI) , MAIZE, DHANUA
LANKA AND BRINJAL.
A GOOD NETWORK OF BANKS.
NUMBER OF WOMEN SELF HELP GROUPS.
ALMOST IN ALL BLOCKS THERE ARE NGOS.
A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMMES.
AGRICULTURE RELATED RESOURCE AND EXTENSION ORGANISATIONS ( KVK, RRTS ETC).

19. LARGE NUMBER OF RIVERS AND RIVULETS
STRENGTHS
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LARGE NUMBER OF RIVERS AND RIVULETS

20. STRENGTHS Favourable Agro-Climatic Conditions Forest Coverage
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Favourable Agro-Climatic Conditions
Prolonged Dry Winter
High Rainfall ( mm )
Soil type ( Red & Black – 2-5% & Red & Yellow – % )
Forest Coverage
- Total forest area Sq. Km.(37.30 %)
- Reserve Forest Sq. Km.(22.08 %)

21. STRENGTHS Mineral Resources (In Million Tones ) Iron ore :- 2361.17
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Mineral Resources
(In Million Tones )
Iron ore :
Manganese :
Chromites :
Quartz :
Quartzite :
Pyrophyllite
and Bauxite :

22. STRENGTHS Types of Industries Number Continued….. Sponge Iron 21
Ferro Manganese based Plant 07
Manganese Ore Processing Unit 05
Pyrophillite Powder Unit
Rice Mill
Small Scale Industries
Cottage Industries
Handloom Industries
Cold Storage
Milk Chilling Plant

23. STRENGTHS Tourism Sanghagara water fall Maa Tarini Temple
Sanghagara Lake
Khandadhar
Bhimkund

24. STRENGTHS Total forest area - 3097.18 Sq. Km.(37.30 %)
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Total forest area -
Sq. Km.(37.30 %)
Reserve Forest -
Sq. Km.(22.08 %)

25. WEAKNESS LOW LEVEL OF LITERACY. SMALL LANDHOLDINGS.
FOREST DEGRADATION DUE TO THE DEPENDENCY OF THE FAMILIES ON WOODCUTTING AND
SHIFTING CULTIVATION.
DEFORESTATION BY MINING ACTIVITIES ARE AFFECTING THE ECOLOGICAL BALANCE.
DEGRADATION OF UPLANDS DUE TO EROSION.
LANDLESSNESS IS HIGH(29%) EVEN WITH ACCESS TO RESOURCE BASE.
SOIL ACIDITY AND IRON TOXICITY HAMPERS CROP GROWTH.
LOW SOIL FERTILITY.
SUBSISTENCE FARMING SYSTEM AND LOW AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION DUE TO
UNAVAILABILITY OF IRRIGATION.
TRADITIONAL METHOD OF CULTIVATION ( SUBSISTENCE FARMING).
LACK OF SUPPORT SERVICES LIKE AGRI CLINIC OR ENTREPRENEURS, SOIL TESTING LAB.
EASY AND UNEXPLOITABLE CREDIT IS NOT AVAILABLE.
POOR INFRASTRUCTURES SUPPORTING / PROMOTING ANY ACTIVITY LIKE COLD STORAGE
PROCESSING UNIT.
UNORGANISED MARKET.
POOR CONNECTIVITY AFFECTING THE SUPPLY OF INPUTS AND OUTPUT MARKETING.
UNAVAILABILITY OF ALL WEATHER ROADS TO THE INTERIOR VILLAGES.
LACK OF PROPER FOCUS UPON LIVELIHOOD ENHANCEMENT OF THE POOR IS THE MAJOR OF
THE AFFECTING THE FAMILY WELL BEING AND LEADING TO HIGHER BPL PERCENTAGE.

26. Weaknesses BPL Families(Rural) - 220820 BPL Families(Urban) - 17744
Female Literacy %
Traditional Agro-horticulture Practices(Low Returns)
Small undulated & fragmented land holding.
Low Level of Entrepreneurial Skill.
Inadequate Health Care Facilities.
Marginal Farmers % (with Land
Holding %)

27. OPPORTUNITIES
AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION ENHANCEMENT BY CREATING DECENTRALIZED AND INDIVIDUAL OR COMMUNITY MANAGED WATER HARVESTING AND IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURES
INTENSIFICATION AND DIVERSIFICATION OF FARMING SYSTEM ALONG WITH BY IMPROVED PRACTICES OF CROP CULTIVATION, STORAGE AND MARKETING
THERE ARE SCOPES FOR EXPANDING IN MORE AREAS UNDER MAIZE, ARHAR AND BIRI.
GINGER / TURMERIC, CHILLI (ORGANIC SCOPE IS THERE) INTERCROPPED WITH COWPEA IN THE ELEPHANT PRONE AREA CAN BE A VIABLE OPTION.
SCOPE FOR INCREASING YIELD OF MOST OF THE MAJOR CROPS
SCOPE FOR REALIZING MORE VALUES IN NIGER BY MARKET INTERVENTION
PLANTATION AND HORTICULTURE DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF HUGE UPLANDS AND SUITABLE CLIMATE
PRODUCTION ENHANCEMENT IN ALLIED SECTORS LIKE POULTRY, DAIRY, GOAT REARING AND PISCICULTURE BY MAKING PRODUCERS ADOPT SCIENTIFIC PRACTICES AND COLLECTIVIZATION
PRODUCTION ENHANCEMENT IN FOREST BASED LIVELIHOODS LIKE TASAR SERICULTURE THROUGH INTRODUCTION OF SYSTEMATIC REARING PRACTICES WITH QUALITY INPUTS
HUGE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS UNDER PERIPHERY DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY.

28. THREATS
Mining, industries threat to environment and natural resources based
livelihoods.
Unplanned Industrial Growth.
Uncertainty in rainfall is another threat.
Degradation of natural resource base
Wide Spread Malnutrition, Large Scale Vacancies of Para-medicos.
Farming is becoming less attractive to the youths
Elephant depredation
Elephant and monkey in parts of the Keonjhar is a big Threat
Close Proximity to Naxal Infested Area.

29. COMMUNITIES / GROUPS WHICH NEED SPECIFIC INTERVENTION.
Schedule Tribes, in Particular, Primitive Tribes.
Small and Marginal Farmers.
Women and Children.
Prospective Entrepreneurs and Artisans.
Unemployed Youth.

30. Thank You