Kaimur (Bhabua)कैमूर
16.3 lakh people. Larger than Bahrain, Estonia, or Mauritius. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 16,26,384 (16.3 lakh)
- Area
- 8,268 km²
- Headquarters
- Bhabua
₹3,431 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Kaimur (Bhabua).
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Kaimur (Bhabua) · PLP 2023-24
₹3,431 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹1,618 cr
MSME
₹875 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹448 cr
Ancillary activities (incl. food & agro processing)
₹173 cr
Kaimur (Bhabua) is a farming district in south-west Bihar on the Delhi-Howrah rail line, and NABARD's 2023-24 plan puts the total priority-sector lending opportunity at about Rs 3,431 crore. Farming and allied work make up the bulk of it at Rs 2,361 crore (roughly 69%), while small and medium businesses (MSME) account for Rs 875 crore (about 25%), split into Rs 666 crore of investment loans and Rs 209 crore of working capital.
The single biggest opening is crop production and marketing at Rs 1,618 crore - the district grows paddy, wheat, maize, pulses, oilseeds, vegetables and large amounts of banana on 1.65 lakh hectares. On the livestock side, dairy (Rs 118 crore) leads, backed by 734 milk cooperatives and over 50,000 members, followed by farm machinery (Rs 99 crore), poultry (Rs 59 crore), and fisheries (Rs 28 crore). Food and agro-processing carries Rs 87 crore of potential.
The plan's own big warning: Kaimur is a leading paddy and pulses grower but has not a single food-processing unit, so pulses leave the district and farmers lose value. It also flags no large industry, tiny landholdings, weak markets, and a shortage of good seed, fertiliser, vet care and power. Four of eleven blocks face drought and four face floods, so water management and new processing plants are the clearest opportunities.
What the plan promotes
- Crop production and marketing carries the largest potential at Rs 1618.16 cr; net sown area is 1,65,500 ha (48.33% of district area) with paddy, wheat, maize, pulses, oilseeds and vegetables as main crops, plus large-scale banana cultivation as a commercial crop
- Dairy is the biggest allied term-loan line at Rs 118.42 cr; the district has 734 dairy cooperative societies with 50,703 members and block-wise strength led by Mohania (107), Ramgarh (96), Bhabua (93) and Nuaon (91)
- Farm mechanisation potential of Rs 99.00 cr, supported by relatively larger per-farmer holdings and good irrigation from canals, tubewells, wells and ponds
- Poultry Rs 59.39 cr and sheep/goat/piggery Rs 33.94 cr term-loan potential; district has 21 poultry hatcheries and animal husbandry infrastructure across 11 blocks
- Fisheries potential Rs 28.02 cr; district has one fisheries cooperative society in each of the 11 blocks and 14 fish seed farms
- Food & agro processing potential Rs 86.89 cr under ancillary activities; district is a leading paddy and pulses producer with a few rice mills but not a single food-processing unit, so pulses go to neighbouring districts and states
Gaps the plan names
- District is industrially backward with no large industrial unit and no food-processing unit at all, so locally produced pulses are sold outside the district and state, denying farmers fair value; setting up processing plants would raise farm incomes
- Key constraints cited: economically unviable small landholdings, low productivity, inadequate investment, underdeveloped marketing systems, weak infrastructure, insufficient value addition and climate-change risks
- Shortage of essential inputs and base-level resources such as good-quality seed, fertiliser, veterinary services, power supply and market linkages for produce is the biggest barrier to development
- 4 of the 11 blocks are drought-affected and 4 are flood-affected; proper water management is needed to raise crop productivity and curb Naxal activity in the hilly/Naxal-affected blocks
- Cooperative and formation gaps in hilly and Naxal-affected blocks (Adhaura, Bhagwanpur, Rampur, Chainpur, Chand) where PACS coverage is uneven; forming new societies there would boost economic activity
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What the plan promotes
- Crop production and marketing carries the largest potential at Rs 1618.16 cr; net sown area is 1,65,500 ha (48.33% of district area) with paddy, wheat, maize, pulses, oilseeds and vegetables as main crops, plus large-scale banana cultivation as a commercial crop
- Dairy is the biggest allied term-loan line at Rs 118.42 cr; the district has 734 dairy cooperative societies with 50,703 members and block-wise strength led by Mohania (107), Ramgarh (96), Bhabua (93) and Nuaon (91)
- Farm mechanisation potential of Rs 99.00 cr, supported by relatively larger per-farmer holdings and good irrigation from canals, tubewells, wells and ponds
- Poultry Rs 59.39 cr and sheep/goat/piggery Rs 33.94 cr term-loan potential; district has 21 poultry hatcheries and animal husbandry infrastructure across 11 blocks
- Fisheries potential Rs 28.02 cr; district has one fisheries cooperative society in each of the 11 blocks and 14 fish seed farms
- Food & agro processing potential Rs 86.89 cr under ancillary activities; district is a leading paddy and pulses producer with a few rice mills but not a single food-processing unit, so pulses go to neighbouring districts and states
Gaps the plan names
- District is industrially backward with no large industrial unit and no food-processing unit at all, so locally produced pulses are sold outside the district and state, denying farmers fair value; setting up processing plants would raise farm incomes
- Key constraints cited: economically unviable small landholdings, low productivity, inadequate investment, underdeveloped marketing systems, weak infrastructure, insufficient value addition and climate-change risks
- Shortage of essential inputs and base-level resources such as good-quality seed, fertiliser, veterinary services, power supply and market linkages for produce is the biggest barrier to development
- 4 of the 11 blocks are drought-affected and 4 are flood-affected; proper water management is needed to raise crop productivity and curb Naxal activity in the hilly/Naxal-affected blocks
- Cooperative and formation gaps in hilly and Naxal-affected blocks (Adhaura, Bhagwanpur, Rampur, Chainpur, Chand) where PACS coverage is uneven; forming new societies there would boost economic activity
Value-chain gaps
Money this district loses today
Raw output sold cheap, value added elsewhere — each gap below is an opening for a local business.
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About Kaimur (Bhabua)
Kaimur district is one of the 38 districts of Bihar, India. The district headquarters are at Bhabua. Before 1991, it was part of Rohtas District. Until 1764 the region was a part of Ghazipur District and Kamsaar Raj and later it was a part of Chainpur Estate till 1837.
Source: Wikipedia — Kaimur district
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