A Geographical study of cropping pattern in kalwan Tahsil of Nashik District

Abstract The present paper aims to analyse the geographical study of cropping patterns in Kalwan Tahsil agriculture is the backbone of the Indian Economy. It provides livelihood. India's major workforce is agriculture, but agriculture depends upon the North-West monsoon, which is uncertain and gambles. The climate in temperature, rainfall, soil, and irrigation influence on the agriculture. The Kalwan tahsil is located North part of the Nashik district. Irrigation is a basic demand for agricultural development. Agriculture is a major and primary economic activity of man in Kalwan Tahsil, nearly 90.73% of the total population of the Kalwan Tahsil is directly or indirectly engaged in agriculture Kalwan Tahsil belongs to the Nashik district of Maharashtra. It extends between 200 20’ 15’’ to 200 40’ 23’’ North latitude and 730 45’ 6’’ to 740 05’ 22’’East Longitude The total Geographical area of the taluka is 859.7km2. The average height of the Kalwan taluka is 609 meters from the mean sea level. in the western side of the important river basins, Girna and Punad rivers this area has a large catchment area. where agriculture is a dominant activity along with animal husbandry. In Kalwan taluka, crops are grown in large quantities during the kharif and rabi seasons. Six crops have been considered for crop combination analysis. rice, oilseeds, maize, soybean, vegetable and onion etc. are the major crops cultivated in this Kalwan taluka.