AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION

PULSES

The pulses could be regarded as complementary food grains. chief among them are grain, mug, tur, udid, horse-gram, math, chavali, watana and val. The following tables show the taluka-wise distribution of the area under pulses and its outturn in the district from 1952-53 to 1961-62:-

TABLE No. 20

AREA UNDER PULSES (TALUKA-WISE) IN DHULIA DISTRICT (1952-53 to 1961-62)

(In hectares)*

Taluka

Year

Gram

Mug

Tur

Udid

Horse-gram

Dhulia

1952-53

433.755

732.240

196.020

484.950

--

(1,071)

(1,808)

(484)

(1,190)

--

1953-54

417.150

874.800

236.925

480.735

--

(1,030)

(2,160)

(585)

(1,187)

--

1954-55

443.285

899.910

203.310

425.655

5,712.525

(1,097)

(2,222)

(502)

(1,051)

(14,105)

1955-56

592.110

622.080

207.765

339.795

5,908.140

(1,462)

(1,536)

(513)

(839)

(14,588)

1956-57

865.890

554.850

159.570

314.280

7,153.110

(2,138)

(1,370)

(394)

(776)

(17,662)

1957-58

388.850

929.475

147.825

341.820

6,371.055

(960)

(2,295)

(365)

(844)

(15,731)

1958-59

435.780

543.510

144.585

313.875

4,514.975

(1,076)

(1.342)

(357)

(775)

(11,395)

1959-60

596.565

982.530

179.415

398.925

6,376 725

(1,473)

(2,426)

(443)

(985)

(15,745)

1960-61

483.570

1,212.570

310.230

584.415

4,777.785

(1,194)

(2,994)

(766)

(1,443)

(11,797)

1961-62

394.470

1,191.105

313.065

585.630

5,617.755

(974)

(2,941)

(773)

(I.446)

(13.871)

Sindkhsda

1952-53

564.165

2,598.075

2 60.415

564.950

--

(1,393)

(6,415)

(643)

(1,390)

--

1953-54

1,028.715

2,64 1.815

191.565

1.452.330

--

(2,540)

(6,523)

(473)

(3,586)

--

1954-55

1,298.835

2,361.960

193.995

332.100

112.590

(3,207)

(5,832)

(479)

(820)

(278)

1955-56

1,146.555

1,823.345

206.955

541.080

--

(2,831)

(4,749)

(511)

(1,336)

--

1956-57

1,385.505

2,662.470

330.480

457.650

3,149.280

(3,421)

(6.574)

(816)

(1,130)

(7.776)

1937-58

835.110

4,551.795

274.995

425.250

3,395.925

(2,062)

(11,239)

(679)

(1,050)

(8,385)

1958-59

1,018.170

3,877.065

838.755

525.285

3,269.970

(2,514)

(9,573)

(2,071)

(1,297)

(8,074)

1959-60

1,579.905

3,722.355

354.375

407.025

3,409.290

(3,901)

(9,191)

(875)

(1,005)

(8,418)

1960-61

1,234.035

8,688.870

518.400

1,134.810

1,944.000

(3,047)

(21,454)

(1.280)

(2.802)

(4,800)

1961-62

1,296.810

5,888.295

727.595

731.645

1,944.005

(3,202)

(14.539)

(1.799)

(1,809)

(4,800)

Shripur

1952-53

953.370

3,068.280

153.900

759.375

--

(2,354)

(7,576)

(380)

(1,875)

--

1953-54

1,060.695

2,371.680

144.990

1,118.205

786.105

(2,619)

(5,856)

(358)

(2,761)

(1.941)

1954-55

1,115.090

2,4 70.765

157.140

612.576

825.795

(2,778)

(5,113)

(388)

(1,513)

(20.39)

l955-56

1,378.620

1,546.695

200.880

515.160

797.850

(3,404)

(3,819)

(496)

(1,272)

(1,970)

1956-57

1,167.210

2,209.275

215.055

910.845

873.990

(2,882)

(5.455)

(531)

(2,249)

(2,158)

1957-58

616.410

4,323.37

216.270

918.135

778.005

(1,522)

(1 0,675)

(534)

(2.267)

(1,921)

1958-59

709.560

7.821.580

183.465

881.685

636.660

(1,752)

(9,4361

(453)

(2,177)

(1,572)

1959-60

1,308.960

343.165

250.695

985 770

580.365

(3,232)

(13,193)

(619)

(2.434)

(1,433)

contd.

Taluka

Year

Masur

Math

Val

Chavli

Vatana

Dhulia

1952-53

--

1,764.180

--

358.425

--

--

(4,356)

--

(885)

--

1953-54

--

1,988.955

3.240

413.505

130.815

--

(4,911)

(8)

(1.021)

(323)

1954-55

--

1.822.970

--

479.520

12.960

--

(4,674)

--

(1,184)

(32)

1955-56

--

2,139.615

--

326.430

37.260

--

(5,383)

--

(806)

(92)

1956-57

--

2,286.155

--

340.605

23,085

--

(5,151)

--

(841)

(57)

1957-58

--

2,116.530

7.290

288.765

1 2.150

--

(5,226)

(18)

(713)

(30)

1958-59

--

2,004.045

29.970

209.385

12.555

--

(4,949)

(74)

(517)

(31)

1959-60

--

2,030.670

7.290

231.255

--

--

(5,014)

(18)

(571)

--

1960-61

--

3,151.305

--

301.725

--

--

(7,781)

--

(745)

--

1961-62

--

1,821.690

--

257.175

--

--

(4,498)

--

(635)

--

Sindkhsda

1952-53

--

903.555

11.745

543.915

59.940

--

(2,231)

(29)

(1,303)

(148)

1953-54

--

1,793.340

--

850.500

2.025

--

(4,428)

--

(2.100)

(5)

1954-55

--

1,190.260

14.580

333.315

17.820

--

(2,692)

(36)

(863)

(44)

1955-56

--

1,660.500

21.060

377.055

50.220

--

(4,100)

(52)

(931)

(124)

1956-57

--

1,436.940

25.515

468.990

21.060

--

(3.548)

(63)

(1,158)

(52)

1937-58

--

1,235.250

15.795

262.845

10.125

--

(3,050)

(39)

(649)

(25)

1958-59

--

1,226.340

29.565

558.090

147.825

--

(3,028)

(73)

(1,378)

(365)

1959-60

--

1,488.375

7.290

417.555

14.175

--

(3,675)

(18)

(1,03 1)

(35)

1960-61

--

405.000

18.225

908.275

11.340

--

(1,000)

(45)

(1,255)

(28)

1961-62

--

952.965

14.580

274.995

9.720

--

(2,353)

(36)

(679)

(24)

Shripur

1952-53

--

654.075

--

434,160

3.240

--

(1,615)

--

(1.072)

(8)

1953-54

55.086

668.250

--

24 7.050

0.810

(136)

(1,650)

--

(610)

(2)

1954-55

--

798.660

1.620

298.890

0.405

--

(1.972)

(4)

(738)

(1)

l955-56

--

572.670

2.025

1,92.375

4.050

--

(1,414)

(5)

(475)

(10)

1956-57

--

550.800

--

245.025

8.505

--

(1,360)

--

(605)

(21)

1957-58

--

596.160

1.215

373.005

31.345

--

(1.472)

(3)

(921)

(79)

1958-59

--

460.485

0.810

334.935

17.415

--

(1,137)

(2)

(827)

(43)

1959-60

--

358.020

25.515

301.320

15.795

--

(884)

(63)

(744)

(39)

TABLE No. 20-contd.

Taluka

Year

Gram

Mug

Tur

Udid

Horse-gram

Shirpur - contd.

1960-61

654.075

8,125.515

230.040

1,067.985

635.445

(1,615)

(20,063)

(568)

(2,637)

(1,569)

1961-62

929.475

7,168.500

279.855

1.038.420

666.225

(2,295)

(17,700)

(691)

(8,564)

(1,645)

Sakri

1952-53

1,686.420

355.185

165.645

1,737.045

--

(4,164)

(877)

(409)

(4,289)

--

1953-54

2,015.280

573.480

208.575

2,022.165

--

(4,976)

(1,416)

(515)

(4,993)

--

1954-55

2,093.040

6,15.600

375.435

2,525.175

--

(5,168)

(1,520)

(927)

(6,235)

--

1955-56

2,301.210

461.295

102.465

1933.875

--

(5,682)

(1.139)

(253)

(4,775)

--

1956-57

2,562.840

449.550

40.095

1,725.705

--

(6,328)

(1,100)

(99)

(4,261)

--

1957-58

19,051.120

433.755

120.690

1,858.545

13,599.900

(4,704)

(1,071)

(298)

(45,89)

(33,580)

1958-59

2,050.120

390.420

85.860

2,163.105

12,789.900

(5,064)

(964)

(212)

(5,341)

(31,580)

1959-60

2,369.655

622.485

316.305

2,020.950

13.882.185

(5,851)

(1,537)

(781)

(4,990)

(34,277)

1960-61

1,306.935

481.950

126.360

2,335.635

13,341.510

(3,227)

(1,190)

(312)

(5,767)

(32,942)

1961-62

1,154.865

434.565

172.125

2,451.870

11,894.445

(4,333)

(1,073)

(425)

(6,054)

(29,369)

Nandurbar

1952-53

3,513.375

3 574.125

1,973.375

4,104.675

3,089.340

(8,675)

(8,825)

(4,875)

(10,135)

(7,628)

1953-54

3,376.485

536.220

1,970.325

5.832.000

4,282.470

(8,337)

(1,324)

(4,865)

(14,400)

(10.574)

1954-55

3,208.815

2,184.165

1,909.575

5,068.575

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