FEROZEPUR

                                                                                                                 

FEROZEPUR

Ferozpur, the south westernmost district of Punjab State with a total

the geographical area of 5850 sq.km. is located between 29o 56’ 47” and 31o 0’ 7”

north latitudes and 72o 52’ 54” and 75o 01’ 11” east longitudes . The district

area falls in Survey of India degree sheet Nos. 44 J, 44F, 44I .

Administratively, the district is under control of Ferozpur division and is

divided into 5 sub-divisions namely Ferozpur, Fazilka, Abohar, Zira and

Jalalabad and 4 sub tehsils i.e. Arniwala Sheikh Subhan, Mamdot, Talwandi

Bhai, Makhu.

The Ferozpur district forms a part of Sutlej sub basin of main Indus

basin and is interrupted by clusters of sand dunes. The district area is an

almost a flat terrain with a gentle slope towards south west direction.

Physiographically, it is characterized by four distinct features i.e. the

upland plain, sand dune tracts, younger flood plain and active flood

plain.The river Sutlej that is of perrineal nature mainly drains the area. River

Sutlej shows both influent and effluent nature in the area. The area is

traversed by a dense network of canals.

In irrigation practices, contribution of tubewells are larger as compared

to canal system i.e 137 % area irrigated by canal is being irrigated by

tubewells.

 RAINFALL & CLIMATE

The climate of the district can be classified as tropical desert, arid and

hot. The area receives about 389 mm annual normal rainfalls which is

unevenly distributed over the area in 23 days, out of which about 79% occurs

during south west monsoon. Rain fall in the district decreases from north east

to south west.

• Normal Annual Rainfall : 389 mm

• Rainy Days : 23 Days

• Drought Frequency ( 1970- 2002)

Moderate - 5 Probability – 0.15

Severe - 1 Probability – 0.03

GEOMORPHOLOGY

The district area forms a part of Indo-gangetic plain and Sutlej Sub

basin of main Indus basin. The area as a whole is almost flat with a gentle

slope towards the south westerly direction.

The physiographic of the district is broadly classified from north to

south into four distinct features i.e. Upland plain, Sand dune tract, younger

flood pain and active flood plain of Sutlej.

The soil of the district is of two types i.e. sierozem (in northern parts)

and desert soils (in southern parts).