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District Watershed Development Unit - Jamnagar
7 2005 616 44 28 105
8 2006 655 43 29 109
9 2007 1061 42 30 142
10 2008 641 45 37 120
Table no. 13: Physiographic and relief
Village name Elevation Slope range (%) Major streams
Patan 4-10% Small & Big streams like nala,Gala Valo Stream
Paradava 4-10% Ubera Valo Stream,Tekari Stream
Amrapar 2-7% Malar Stream,Shell Stream
Malvada 4-10% Gandya pir Strream,Sumiya Dhuna Stream
3.1.3 Land and Agriculture
55 percent of the total area is dependent on rainfall. The rainfall is highly scanty which has resulted in recurrent phenomenon of drought two to
three years. The average rainfall of this area is about 563.7 mm (from past ten year data) with a highest intensity of 86.7 mm (in a day). This
uneven distribution is leading to runoff of soil every year to the streams and rivulets.
Lack of surface water source and high salinity of ground water has decreased sufficient base for irrigation as well as for drinking purpose. The
average land holding is about 2.5 ha of which the land holding is ranging from 1 to 4 Ha. Lack of irrigation source forces the majority of these
farmers to migrate to ensure their livelihood. This affects directly the demographic profile of the village. The major crops cultivated by the
farmers are cotton, groundnut and Bajra (Pearl millet) in the village. Some of the farmers take up rainfed castor if the rains are good. The land
conservation measures such as farm pond, earthen bunds and farm bunds in the area will help them to take up a rabi crop of mustard or cumin
and vegetables in the residual moisture.
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