Farm Fact Sheet

STATUS :  At the time of purchase (April 2018)

CULTIVATION

Majority rain-fed cultivation (Pulses)
Partially uncultivated barred land for few years

WATER SOURCE (External)

River :  Kaveri (10 kms)
Dam :  Mukkumbu (20 kms)
Canal :   Mayanur (7 kms)
Pond :  Nalur (1 km) 

WATER SOURCE (Internal)

Open Well :  Nil
Bore Well :  Nil
Pond :  Nil

WATER HARVESTING

Trenches :   Nil
Swales :   Nil
Bunds :  Nil
Open Wells :  Nil
Ponds :   Nil
Check Dams :   Nil

WATER IRRIGATION 

Flood : Seasonal Availability
Furrow :  Nil
Pot :  Nil
Drip :  Nil
Spinkler :  Nil
Rain Gun :  Nil

WATER

Type :  
Quality :  
pH :   
Water Level :   

LAND

Soil Type :  Red (Sandy Loam)
Land Type :  Dry (Punjai)
Water Source :  Rain Fed

FACILITIES

Power Supply :  Nil
Solar System :  Nil 
Fuel Engine :  Nil

CLIMATE 

Latitude :  10.8552° N
Longitude :  78.4880° E
Altitude :  453 feet (138 meters)
Rainfall (Average) :   810 mm  (Pettavaithalai)
Temperature (Average) :   28.9c  (Pettavaithalai)
Temperature (Range) :   25.4c – 31.9c   (Pettavaithalai)