Agro Climatic Zones

Out of eleven agro-climatic zones, seven agro-climatic zones and 25 districts are the part of jurisdiction of the JNKVV, Jabalpur.

  1. Chhattisgarh Plain (Balaghat district).
  2. Northern Hill Zone of Chhattisgarh (Mandla, Dindori, Shahdol, Annupur, Umaria)
  3. Kaymore Plateau & Satpura Hills (Jabalpur, Katni, Seoni, Panna, Rewa, Sidhi, Singhroli & Satna).
  4. Vindhyan Plateau- Partially (Sagar, Damoh, Raisen & Vidisha districts only)
  5. Central Narmada Valley (Narsinghpur, Hoshangabad & Harda)
  6. Bundelkhand Zone- Partially (Tikamgarh & Chhatarpur)
  7. Satpura Plateau (Betul & Chhindwara)

The State is divided in 11 Agro-climatic zones the details are as follows

S.No. Agro-Climatic Regions Soil Type Rainfall (Range in m.m.) Districts Covered Details of Partly Covered Districts
1. Chhattisgarh plains Red & Yellow
(Medium)
1200 to 1600 Balaghat. -
2 Northern Hill Region
of Chhattisgarh
Red & Yellow Medium black
& skeltal
(Medium/light)
1200 to 1600 ,Shahdol,Mandla,Dindori,
Anuppur, Sidhi(Partly), Singroli, Umaria
-
3 Kymore Plateau &
Satpura Hills
Mixed red and
black soils
(Medium)
1000 to 1400 Rewa,Satna,Panna,Jabalpur,
Seoni, Katni, Sidhi (except Singroli tehsil )
-
4 Central Narmada
Valley
Deep black (deep) 1200 to 1600 Narsinghpur, Hoshangabad, Harda Sehore(Partly),Raisen(Partly) Sehore :-Budni Tehsil.
Raisen :-Bareli Tehsil.
5 Vindhya Plateau Medium black &
deep black
(Medium/Heavy)
1200 to 1400 Bhopal,Sagar,Damoh,Vidisha,
Raisen(except Bareli Teh.),
Sehore(except Budni Teh.),
Guna(Partly).
Guna :-Chanchoda,Raghogarh &
Aron Tehsils.
6 Gird Region Alluvial (Light) 800 to 1000 Gwalior,Bhind,Morena,
Sheopur-Kala,Shivpuri,(except Pichore,Karera,Narwar, Khania- dana Teh.),Guna(except Aron,Raghogarh,Chachoda Tehsil) Ashoknagar
7 Bundelkhand Mixed red and black(Medium) 800 to 1400 Chhattarpur,Datia,Tikamgarh, & Shivpuri(Partly) Shivpuri :-Karera,Pichhore,Narwar & Khaniadhana Tehsils.
8 Satpura Plateau Shallow black (Medium) 1000 to 1200 Betul & Chhindwara
9 Malwa Plateau Medium black (Medium) 800 to 1200 Mandsaur, Neemuch, Ratlam, Ujjain,Dewas,Indore,Shajapur,
Rajgarh & Dhar (Partly)
Jhabua(Partly)
Dhar :-Dhar,Badnawar & Sardarpur
Tehsils.
Jhabua :-Petlawad Tehsil.
10 Nimar Plains Medium black (Medium) 800 to 1000 Khandwa, Burhanpur, Khargone, Barwani ,Dhar (Partly) District.

Dhar :-Manawar,Dharampuri & Gandhawani Tehsil.

11 Jhabua Hills Medium blackskeletal
(Light/Medium)
800 to1000 Jhabua District.(except
Petlawad Tehsil) & Dhar (Partly)
Dhar :- Only Kukshi Tehsil.