Agriculture And Cropping Pattern
The main agriculture crops in the district along with the cropping period and market area is given as follows;
| Type of Crops | Name of Crops | Cropping Period | Market |
| Major Crops (Irrigated) | Kh Paddy S/Paddy |
June - October Jan - May |
District, State, Interstate |
| Major Crops (Non-Irrigated) | Kh. Paddy | June - October | District, State, Interstate |
| Major Cash Crops
|
Sugar Cane Soyabean Groundnut |
District, State |
The statistical details regarding land under forests, cultivation , Non-agriculture use and fallow lands are indicated as follows(for Year 2000-2001);
| Total Area of District | 484313 Hectares |
| Area Under Forests | 136174.97 Hectares |
| Land Not Available for Cultivation | 34418.92 Hectares |
| Land Used for Cultivation | 198750 Hectares |
| Land Under Non-agriculture Use | 1154.88 Hectares |
| Fallow Land/ Waste Land | 17510.68 Hectares |
| Other Fallow Land | 55.08 Hectares |
| Net Area Under Irrigation | 103213 Hectares |
| Other Land | 96248.47 Hectares |
| Area Under Food-Grain Crops | 220543 Hectares |
The classification of Land Holders are given in the following table.
| Number of Cultivators Holding Land < 2 Hect. | 204320 |
| Number of Cultivators Holding Land above 2 Hect | 44103 |
| Total Land Holders | 248423 |