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Introduction

Perambalur district of Tamil Nadu carved out from the east while composite Tiruchirappalli District, with its head quarters at Perambalur. This district is centrally located in Tamil Nadu between 10º 53’ and 11º 31’ N latitude and 73º 38˙ and 79º 31˙ E longitude.

This district has 3 taluks consisting of 152 revenue villages in 4 blocks. The temperature ranges between 22o C - 39o C with mean annual rainfall of 908 mm. North East monsoon period receives comparatively more rainfall i.e. 475 mm followed by 314 mm during South West monsoon, 91 mm during summer and 28 mm during winter season.

Black cotton soil, Clay loam and red sandy soil are the predominant soil types available. Wells and rainfall are the main source of irrigation in this region. Maize, Cotton, Paddy, Onion, Turmeric, Tapioca, Chillies, Tomato, Brnjal, Acidlime, Groundnut, Sunflower and Sesamum are the important crops in this district.

Description of Agro-climatic zone
S.No Agro-climatic Zone Characteristics
1 North – Eastern zone

A part of Perambalur district comes under this zone, which covers Veppur block of Kunnam taluk. It receives an annual rainfall of 900 – 975 mm during the north east monsoon. The mean maximum temperature ranges from 28.5 to 38.4o C while the mean minimum temperature is from 21 to 28oC. The major soil types are red sandy loam, clayey loam and saline soil.

The major irrigation sources are tanks, wells and tube wells. Since the rainfall is uniformly distributed from July to December, two crop sequences of groundnut followed by pulses or sesamum are practiced. The other crops like sugarcane and millets are raised with the help of well irrigation.

2 North – Western zone

A part of Perambalur district comes under this zone, which covers Veppanthattai, Perambalur and Alathur blocks. The mean annual rainfall is 875 mm and about 42 per cent of rainfall is received during the South-West monsoon period. The mean monthly maximum temperature is from 31 to 39 o C.

The major soils are non – calcareous red, black cotton soil and clay soil. Cultivation in drylands commences from the month of June to August which depends on the south west monsoon and monocropping is followed. In this zone, a significant practice of maize, cotton and chillies under purely rainfed cultivation is followed and paddy, sugarcane, elephant foot yam, onion, tomato and tapioca are cultivated with the help of well irrigation.

SOIL SERIES
S.No Name of the soil series Soil type Characteristics Total Percentage
Potentials Limitations
1 Kallagam Sandy clay Very deep, fine loamy, very gentle slope, high WHC, medium CEC, neutral reaction, Non – calcareousness Slightly acidic, moderate sheet erosion 7,351 1.99
2 Kallakudi Clay Very deep, fine textured, very deep gentle slope, high WHC and CEC Slow permeability, well drained, moderately alkaline 24,888 6.74
3 Kurumbalur Loamysand Very deep, loamy textured, moderately rapid permeability, well drained neutral reaction, free from salinity Low WHC and CEC, low organic matter, moderately alkaline 6,854 1.86
4 Padalur Loamy sand Coarse loamy textured, rapid permeability, well drained, neutral reaction, free from salinity Low WHC and CEC, low organic matter, mildly alkaline 8,029 2.18
5 Pattukottai Sandy loam Very deep, loamy on sub surface, neutral reaction, free from salinity Low WHC and CEC, low organic matter, acidic reaction 34,589 9.37
6 Pilamedu Clay Very deep, clay loam to clay, high WHC and CEC, high organic matter, free from salinity Moderately slow permeability, moderately alkaline, strongly calcareousness 62,197 16.85
7 Thevaiyur Sandy clay loam Deep soil, fine loamy textured, medium WHC and CEC, neutral reaction, free from salinity Low organic matter, mildly alkaline, slightly calcareousness 3,475 0.94
Area, production and productivity of major crops cultivated in the district
S.No Crop Area (ha) Production(Lakh Metric tons) Productivity(kg /ha)
1 Maize 4930 403839.3 8.46
2 Paddy 3330 42526.23 5.93
3 Cotton 20996 55293.13 1.78
4 Sugarcane 4878 473925 89
5 Pulses 1236 1686.33 0.73
6 Groundnut 1094 5985.68 2.92
7 Sorghum 839 681730 1.87
8 Banana 204 8164 43.65775
9 Citrus 293 1543 5.266212
10 Onion 7440 57022 9.848359
11 Tapioca 1402 97155 68.90426
12 Chillies 200 52 0.287293
13 Turmeric 739 2919 3.006179
Production and productivity of Livestock, Poultry, Fisheries etc. in the district
Category Population Production Productivity
Cattle
Crossbred 136412 5786.31 (Lakh lit) 3280 lit
Indigenous 133500 1194.83 (Lakh lit) 895 lit
Buffalo 21680 448.38 (Lakh lit) 2070 lit
Sheep 94358 1962646 Kg 20.8 Kg
Goats
Cross breed 96430 2285391 Kg 23.7 Kg
Indigeneous 411627 6791845 Kg 16.5 Kg
Poultry
Desi chicken 278120 25030800 Nos 90 Nos
WEATHER DATA
S.No Month Rainfall (mm) Temperature 0 C Relative Humidity (%)
Maximum Minimum
1 April 12 96.5 36.88 25.36 60.48
2 May 12 289.5 38.3 25.57 61.63
3 June 12 0.9 37.47 26.75 50.52
4 July 12 341 36.25 25.8 57.13
5 August 12 228 36.1 25.4 61.5
6 September 12 134 34.9 24.9 65.5
7 October 12 585.95 32.04 23.65 80.01
8 November 12 185 31.65 22.09 76.48
9 December 12 2.13 31.05 21.43 60.75
10 January 13 0.5 32.4 20.95 64.58
11 February 13 12.5 33.46 21.9 58.03
12 March 13 0 37.05 23.3 51.85
13 April 13 41.75 39.03 26.59 59.7
14 May 13 46 39.63 27.7 53.75
15 June 13 41.25 36.38 26.7 55.1
16 July 13 34.6 35.95 25.83 55.08
17 August 13 149 35.33 25.13 64.92
18 September 13 122 34.33 34.85 70.35
19 October 13 93 34.5 24.53 74.48
20 November 13 115 30.55 23.33 69.93
21 December 13 36.5 31.89 22.94 73.92
22 January 14 30 31.1 21.37 78.21
23 February 14 30 33.18 19 68.8
24 March 14 30.5 33 22.35 57.7
25 April 14 0 35.98 26.93 54.25
26 May 14 192.6 35.15 25.88 60.43
27 June 14 24 33.3 25.01 60.66
28 July 14 44.6 34.89 25.22 54.99
29 August 14 155.8 34.95 24.46 64.78
30 September 14 56.3 34.97 24.99 69.19
31 October 14 239.94 33.93 24.17 73.61
32 November 14 93.56 31.51 23.78 73.41
33 December 14 66.76 31.25 21.36 74.92
34 January 15 38.8 30.84 20.24 70.59
35 February 15 3.6 31.19 20.57 59.38
36 March 15 0 35.13 23.02 62.65
37 April 15 141.5 35.18 24.55. 68.48
38 May 15 81.06 38.88 25.62 62.8
39 June 15 33.68 32.3 25.21 60.88
40 July 15 29.16 33.66 25.18 58.62
41 August 15 107.64 34.2 24.82 62.38
42 September 15 145.68 33.6 24.21 68.7
43 October 15 153.06 30.6 23.82 75.82
44 November 15 286.32 30.12 23.28 76.12
45 December 15 88.84 30.8 22.12 74.5
46 January 16 0 31.62 23.18 70.5
47 February 16 0 32.82 23.88 60.18
48 March 16 0 34.18 24.12 61.18
49 April 16 0.4 39.71 27.5 52.35
50 May 16 149.2 36.75 26.5 58.43
51 June 16 32.4 37 31.16 56.5
52 July 16 31.4 36.35 26.14 50.05
53 August 16 22 36.4 25.84 56
54 September 16 73.2 36.5 25.8 52.87
55 October 16 56 35 25 68.75
56 November 16 23 37.71 23 58.85
57 December 16 39.3 31.14 22 66.35
58 January 17 23 31.14 21.36 67.07
59 February 17 0 33.37 20.25 55.37
60 March 17 54.6 35.25 24.7 61.58

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