About Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Aligarh

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Aligarh was established in 1992 under the aegis of C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur. The prime goal of KVK Aligarh is to accelerate agricultural and allied production in the operational area besides imparting training as per trainings as per needs and requirements of the farmers, farm women and rural youths including school drop-outs in the rural areas for self employment and enhancing the productivity. ‘Learning by doing’ through work experience is the principle method of imparting skill trainings.

District Profile

Location :

The district Aligarh belongs to the administrative division Agra, U.P. and lies between 27′-29’11” north’ latitude and 77’29’-78’26 east longitude. The district Aligarh is bounded by major rivers Ganga and Yamuna, from north east and north west sides, respectively. This district is surrounded by Palwal district of Haryana from north west, Badaun from north east, Bulandshahr in north, Mathura in west to south-east, Hathars in south and Etah in east and south-east. The total geographical area of the district Aligarh is 3691.50 sq.km.

Administrative Division :

District Aligarh is administratively divided into 12 blocks namely (i) Tappal (ii) Chandaus (iii) Jawan (iv) Khair (v) Lodha (vi) Dhanipur (vii) Akrabad (viii) Iglas (ix) Gonda (x) Atrauli (xi) Bijouli and (xii) Gangeri. Sub division wise blocks of the district Aligarh are given in Table 1.

Geomorphology :

In general the entire area is an alluvial plain, with a gentle slope from north-west to south-east. There are several natural depressions apart from those formed by the river valleys and drainage lines. Elevated sand ridges are also found especially in the west of the district Aligarh mostly in Khair and Iglas Tehsils.

District Aligarh is narrower in the north but gets wider in south and eventually passes into the adjoining district of Etah. This tract is characterized by the soil, which apparently looks clayey with imperfect natural drainage and in consequence the landscape is dotted with lakes and is disfigured by salt affected soil patches.

Served by numerous rivers and revulets, the more important being Ganga and Yamuna, few rivers like Karban, Rutba and Kali which pass through the district and remain almost dry except in the rainy season.

Climate and Rainfall :

In general the blocks in the west are drier as compared to those in the east. The temperature rises as high as 45 °C during summer and drops down to as low as 2.0 °C during winter. The mean maximum and minimum temperature of district Aligarh is 26.7 °C and 15.50 °C respectively. Monsoon starts in July and runs to September. The mean annual rainfall of the district is 800 mm, relative humidity 65%, Lang’s factor 25.6 mm per °C and Mayer’s (NS) quotient 76. Thus, the climate of the district Aligarh is semi arid.

Block wise analysis of district Aligarh.

Demographic Profile

Population :

The total population of district Aligarh is 36,73,889 as per 2011 census out of which 24,56,698 is rural and 12,17,191 is urban population. Out of the total population 53.13 percent is male and 46.87 per cent is female. The male female ratio in the district is 882. Over the last decade 22.80 percent increase in population has been recorded which is quite alarming. The block wise detail of rural population is given in Table below.

Density of Population :

Population density is quite high in the district i.e. 1007 per sq. km. The block wise analysis reveals highest population density of 1218 per sq. km. in block Lodha.

The block wise density of population is given in the following Table.

Block wise population density of the district

Economic Classification :

The block wise economic classification of population in district Aligarh is given in Table 3.4. The economic classification reveals that farmers constitute about 21.71 percent of the total work force followed by 12.68 percent as agricultural labour.

Block wise economic classification of district Aligarh. (2011 census)

Block wise population density of the district

Literacy :

The existing literacy percentage is 67.52 in district Aligarh. The male literacy is 72.97 % while female literacy is 55.68 %. The block wise literacy percentage is given in Table 3.5. The urban and rural literacy differs significantly and comparatively the difference between male and female literacy is less in urban areas than rural areas.