DISTRICT GANDERBAL
The newly created Ganderbal district came into existence in 2007 by deletion of areas of Ganderbal and Kangan from erstwhile Srinagar district. District Ganderbal id located on the north side world famous Srinagar city of Kashmir valley at an elevation of 1650 to 3000 meters above Mean Sea Level (MSL). The District extends from Ganderbal to Sonamarg (Gumri) and National Highway NH-1A passes through the centre of district connecting Leh and Kargil district of Ladakh region with other district of the state. It covers total area of 37901 hectare as per village papers. The dimension of the district is 80 and 30 square kilometers approximately
Farming in Ganderbal is the main occupation as more than 80% of the working population is engaged with it, thus has made district Ganderbal as one of the important district of Jammu and Kashmir. The district Compromise of 4 administration blocks viz., Ganderbal Kangan, Lar and Wakura. However, it has been divided in 2 Sub-Divisions by Agriculture Production Department Viz., Ganderbal Sub-Division and Kangan Sub-Division. These Sub-Divisions have been further divided in 15 Agriculture Zones with 75 Circles. Each Circle Compromise 0f 3-5 villages headed by one Junior Agriculture Extension Officer (JAEO), while a Zone compromise of 6-8 Circles headed by one Agriculture Extension Officer (AEO) and the two Sub-Divisions are headed by two Sub-Divisional Agriculture Officer’s viz., SDAO, Ganderbal and SDAO, Kangan. Besides it the service of Subject Matter Specialist is used by each SDAO available to them in launching Technical programmes.
Cropping pattern followed in the district is as under:
|
Kharief |
Rabi |
|
Paddy |
Oil Seed |
|
Maize |
Oats |
|
Vegetable |
Vegetable |
|
|
Wheat |
Total crop area in District Ganderbal
|
1. Area under Paddy |
9100 hectares. |
|
2. Area under Maize |
4273 hectares. |
|
3. Area under Wheat |
50 hectares. |
|
4. Area under Mallets |
03 hectares. |
|
5. Area under Pulses |
600 hectares. |
|
6. Area under Vegetables |
1100 hectares. |
|
7. Area under Fodder |
3475.75 hectares. |
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8. Area under Oil Seed |
4427.79 hectares. |
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9. Area under Other non food crop |
115.46hectares. |
Agriculture Infrastructure
|
|
Ganderbal |
Kangan |
Total |
|
1. No. of Sub Division |
01 |
01 |
02 |
|
2. No. of Agriculture Zones |
04 |
11 |
15 |
|
3. No. of Agriculture Circles |
29 |
46 |
75 |
|
4. No. of PP Stores |
12 |
14 |
26 |
Allottement (2011-12)
|
i |
Centrally Sponsored Schemes |
Rs.131.29 lacs |
|
ii |
State Plan |
Rs. 4.03 Lac |
|
iii |
District Plan |
Rs. 7.00 Lacs |
|
iv |
SCA to TSP |
Rs. 6.00 Lacs |
- List of Gazetted Officers of District Ganderbal.
- Panchayat-Wise Completion Schedule Regarding issue of KCC of District Ganderbal
- Constituency -wise list of beneficiaries of District Ganderbal.
- Ganderbal Constituency I
- Ganderbal Constituency II
- Kangan Constituency I