RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTRE – MAHESHPUR RAJ

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Particulars

1.

Name of the unit

REC, Maheshpur Raj, Pakur (Dist), Jharkhand

2.

Date of establishment

01-05-1983

3.

Telephone No./Contact No.

06423-228125 (O)
09476175655 (Mob)

4.

Total land area

Nil

5.

Land possession status
               i)  Owned
           ii) Rented
          iii) Leased in
          iv) Free of cost

 No own land, office is running in a private rented building

6.

Sources of land
         i) Government
        ii) Private

 Nil
The office is running in a private rented building

7.

Area under plantation (variety wise) 

NA

8.

Area occupied by building infrastructure etc.
i) No. of rearing houses
ii) No. of grainage hall
iii) Others (specify)

-
-
Office is running in private rented building

9.

Potential land area unutilized

NA

10.

Water source details
i) No. of bore well
ii) No. open well
iii) No. of pond
iv) Others (specify)

NA

11.

Area under irrigation

NA

12.

Device used for irrigation

NA

13.

14.

No. of existing manpower
i) Scientific
ii) Technical
iii) Administrative staff
iv) TSFW
v) Seasonal labour

 
1
5
-
5
-

15.

Details of revolving fund (if any)

NA

16.

Details of staff quarter
i) No. of quarter
ii) Type

Nil
NA

17.

Vehicle if any, its specification
i) No. of vehicle
ii) Manufacturer’s name
iii) Purchased/received from other unit
iv) Date of purchase / receipt
v) Cost price
vi) Mileage covered since inception
vii) Condition of the vehicle

 
01
Escort Ltd.(Rajdoot)/ M.C/ 92
CSR&TI, Berhampore

  01.04.1992/15.09.1992
  Rs. 22,223=00
50,226 km (as on Oct.,2011)
  Require replacement

18.

Farm rearing capacity (DFLs/crop)

NA

19.

No. of farmers adopted by unit

77 Nos. in Amritpur, Pakur, Jharkhand
(7 SHGs: each SHG having 11 farmers)

20.

Whether database for these farmers developed and maintained

Database developed and maintained

21.

No. of farmers being supervised by the unit

123 farmers

22.

No. of villages being supervised by the unit(Specify village wise no. of farmer)

Jharkhand

West Bengal

Name of village

No.of farmer

Name of village

No.of farmer

1.Amritpur

77

1.Kamdevnala

07

2.Dubrajpur

06

2.Parkandhi 

09

3.Kagajpur

02

3.Ramnagar

13

4.Lakhipur

01

4.Teorpara

07

5.Simpur

01

-

-

Total:

87

-

36

23.

No. of crop season/annum

Five crop seasons/ annum viz. Baisakhi (April), Shravani (Jun-Jul), Ashwina (Aug.-Sept.), Agrahani (Oct.-Nov.) and Falgooni (Feb.)

24.

Brushing schedule

Baisakhi

:

28-30 March

Shravani

:

20-23 June

Ashwina

:

29^th Aug.-1^st Sept.

Agrahayani

:

31^st Oct.-5^th Nov.

Falgooni

:

26-30 January

25.

Name of the crop and season wise recommended breeds/ hybrids

Baisakhi

M x M

NxM₁₂(W)

Shravani

M x M

NxM₁₂(W)

Ashwina

M x M

NxM₁₂(W)

Agrahayani

M x Bi

NxNB4D2/ Nx(SK6xSK7)

Falgooni

M x Bi

NxNB4D2/ Nx(SK6xSK7)

26.

Name of the ruling silkworm breed/hybrids and avg. cocoon yield (kg) /100 DFLs(Give details)

Crop

DFLs

Yield/100 DFLs

Baisakhi

9700

23.430

Shravani

7150

20.230

Ashwina

9950

23.470

Agrahayani

12350

38.280

Falgooni

9250

39.010

27.

Average dfls consumption /crop/farmer

100 DFLs (Range 50 to 300)

28.

Avg. land holding capacity of the sericulture farmers

2.084 Acres/Farmer(Range:0.87 to 5.88 acres)

(Data as on Oct.,2011)

29.

Average mulberry acreage/ farmer

0.53 Acre/Farmer(Range:0.50 to 0.833 acres)

30.

Average mulberry leaf yield (mt/ha/year)

30.24(mt/ha/yr)

[N.B.:Based on 2010-11 data]

31.

Name of the ruling mulberry varieties and its avg. leaf yield (mt/ha/yr)

S1 : 29.76 (mt/ha/yr)

S1635 : 36.96(mt/ha/yr)

32.

Pruning Schedule

Baisakhi

:

8^th – 9^th March

Shravani

:

26^th – 27^th April

Ashwina

:

10^th – 11^th July

Agrahayani

:

23^rd – 24^th Sept.

Falgooni

:

6^th – 7^th December

33.

Farmers’ Profile :

a) No. of Males

46

b) No. of females

31

c) No. of SC / ST

Nil

d) No. of other categories

Nil