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BASELINE SURVEY OF NICRA VILLAGE IN DIBRUGARH
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Name of Villages: |
Pani-mirigaon, Jhajimukh (Lezai) |
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District: |
Dibrugarh
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State: |
Assam
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Climatic Vulnerability: |
The village suffers from flood or flood like situation. There was heavy flood in the year 1988-89. Recent flood occurred in the year 2012 destroying paddy fields. Flood mainly occurs from back flow of water from mighty river Brahmaputra, Burhidihing and Sesa-a tributary of river Burhidihing leading to water stagnation for 15-20 days or more.
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Socio-economic status:
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No. of households: |
400 (Panimirigaon) and 150 (Jhajimukh)
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Literacy rate: |
80% (About)
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Community: |
ST
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Workers engaged in agricultural activities (%): |
80%
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Schools: |
2 LP Schools, 1 M.E School, 1 H.S School
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Main occupation: |
Farming, 10-15% service man, 10% Fisherman
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Total cultivated area: |
1000 ha
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Major soil types: |
Sandy Loam
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Mean annual rainfall: |
1829 mm
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Major crops: |
Rice ( mainly bao), Toria (Local variety), Vegetables (Cabbage, Pumpkin, Brinjal, Tomato, Chilly, Cucurbitaceous crops), Perennial Crops (Arecanut, betel leaf, mango)
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Forest reserve:
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1 no. (Elephants and buffaloes from the reserve occasionally destroy crop fields).
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Predominant varieties of major food crops in the village:
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Sl. No. |
Crop |
Name of variety/ hybrids(s) |
No. of farmers using improved varieties / hybrids |
Area under improved varieties in the village |
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Winter rice(Sali) |
Ranjit, Bahadur, Mahsuri Local- Ahumali, Kalpana, Bor Jharangia, Gomeri, Solpuna, baz dhan, |
Ranjit (very few) 85 |
35 ha |
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2 |
Summer rice(bao) |
Local( Boga, Dol, Naga, Jowai, Kekuwa)
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Farmers prefer the local rice than the high yielding varieties |
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3 |
Toria |
Local and M-27
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Very few |
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Horticulture crops: (fruits, vegetables, flower crops)
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Sl. No. |
Crop |
Yield(q/ha) |
Name of variety/hybrid |
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1 |
Cole crops Cabbage |
120 |
Pride of India |
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Tomato |
250 |
Local |
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3 |
Brinjal |
100 |
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4 |
Cucumber |
These vegetables are done by farmers in very small area |
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5 |
Ridge gourd |
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6 |
Bitter gourd |
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7 |
Bottle gourd |
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Pumpkin |
80 |
Local |
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10 |
Chilli |
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Micro chilli |
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11 |
French Bean |
60 |
Local |
Major sources of irrigation(No.)
a. Tube well : 90
b. Ponds:150
c. Village tank:-
d. STW : 15-20 nos.
e. Electrical pump set: 9-10 nos.
f. Farm implements (private): Tractor- 10 nos.
Power tiller- 5 nos.
Livestock:
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Sl. No. |
Livestock type |
Total number |
No. of livestock owners |
Major livestock diseases |
Mortality rate(%) due to diseases |
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1 |
Cattle |
450 |
200 |
FMD, Parasitic diseases |
80 |
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Goat |
250 |
130 |
Gid, parasitic diseases, FMD |
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Pig |
400 |
200 |
FMD, Swine fever, Taeniasis |
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Poultry |
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RD, Bacterial diseases, Pox |
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5 |
Ducks |
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Duck plague |
Milk productivity (litres/milch animal/day):750g/animal/day
Status of common pool resources( grazing land, water bodies)
Grazing land: very few grazing land is available.
Water bodies: 7