Agriculture
Rayagada district comes under North Eastern Ghat Zone characterized by hot, moist and sub-humid climate and consists of Brown forest, lateritic, Red alluvial, Black and mixed Red Soil groups.
Geographical area .. 7,58,745
HaCultivated area ..
- High 1,28,962 Ha
- Med 42,705 Ha
- Low 21,837 Ha
- Total: 1,93,504 Ha
Paddy land ..
- High 9,523 Ha
- Med 24,500 Ha
- Low 21,837 Ha
- Total: 55,860 Ha
Land diverted to social forests,
and other plantation* other purpose .. 10,900 Ha
Land put to cultivation ..
- High 1,18,607 Ha
- Med 42,705 Ha
- Low 21,837 Ha
- Total 1,82,604 ha
Irrigation acivities on different Irrigation sources which is 28% of the total land put to Agril. during
- kharif (2017) .. 45307 ha(25%)
- Rabi(2017) : 16551 ha(9.06%)