Jashpurजशपुर
8.52 lakh people. Larger than Bhutan, Luxembourg, or Malta. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 8,51,669 (8.52 lakh)
- Area
- 5,838 km²
- Headquarters
- Jashpur Nagar
₹1,030 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Jashpur.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
Opportunities
What you can build here
Each opportunity card maps to a banker-ready DPR template. Generate a customised DPR with your promoter and capital details — ₹499 per report.
NABARD's plan for Jashpur · PLP 2023-24
₹1,030 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹557 cr
Crop production sub-line (detail)
₹557 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹160 cr
Agriculture infrastructure
₹95 cr
For 2023-24 NABARD sees about Rs 1,030 crore of bankable credit potential in Jashpur. The plan is heavily farm-led: roughly Rs 892 crore (about 86%) sits in agriculture and allied lines, while MSME is only about Rs 74 crore - a reminder that this tribal, hill district still runs mostly on the land.
The biggest single opportunity is crop loans (Rs 557 crore, 54% of the plan), built on paddy across roughly 1.70 lakh hectares plus maize, groundnut and millets. Beyond grain, the standout clusters are orchards and horticulture (Rs 64 crore in term loans) - cashew, litchi, pear and mango planted on about 11,500 acres under the Wadi tribal model, including a farmer-run cashew processing unit at Raytoli (Dulduli block). Food and agro-processing carries Rs 77 crore, and Jashpur producers can plug into the Tilda mega food park near Raipur. Livestock is large (around 4.26 lakh cattle, 3.86 lakh goats), so dairy and poultry loans add up to roughly Rs 35 crore. Five FPOs, SRI paddy, Mainpat's Tibetan 'Tau' grain and a strawberry trial at Kopa round out the niche bets.
The plan is blunt about what holds the district back: irrigation reaches only about 5% of land, only 22% of farmers hold a Kisan Credit Card, and roughly 30% of farmers are landless and so shut out of crop credit. It calls for wider KCC coverage, JLG lending to landless farmers, more long-term farm and MSME finance, and routing FPOs and women's groups through the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund and the PMFME scheme.
What the plan promotes
- Paddy is the backbone crop at about 1.70 lakh ha (2.19 lakh MT in 2021-22), with maize (12,064 ha), kodo-kutki, groundnut and til as the main supporting crops.
- Wadi tribal orchard model has planted cashew, litchi, pear, mango and lemon on roughly 11,500 acres across 7 of the 8 blocks, lifting farmer income by Rs 50,000-1,00,000 per year.
- A NABARD-promoted FPO runs a 100 KgPD cashew processing centre at village Raytoli in Dulduli block, adding value to local cashew.
- 5 Farmer Producer Organisations are active (incl. Harit Kranti Adivasi Sahkari Samiti, Bagicha), each backed with Rs 8.5-10 lakh of NABARD Producers' Fund support for aggregation, marketing and processing.
- Mainpat plateau grows 'Tau', a Tibetan grain crop introduced by Tibetan-refugee farmers, alongside a successful strawberry trial at village Kopa in Bagicha block.
- Livestock is sizeable - about 4.26 lakh cattle, 3.86 lakh goats and 1.41 lakh poultry birds - so dairy (Rs 12.13 cr), poultry (Rs 22.85 cr) and a NABARD Area Based Scheme for poultry are key allied opportunities.
Gaps the plan names
- Irrigation covers only about 5% of land, so most farming is rain-fed - the PLP's headline constraint.
- Kisan Credit Card reach is just 22% (28,625 of 1,26,507 farmers); all eligible farmers, including forest-rights (van patta) holders and livestock/fishery rearers, still need KCC access.
- About 30% of farmers are landless and so are cut off from crop-loan KCC; they need to be reached through Joint Liability Groups.
- The district has no engineering college and only 6 ITIs, so skill development and capital formation across all economic activities are needed.
- Long-term agriculture credit and the MSME sector both need a push - crop, term and non-farm lending have all run well below target.
See the plan's recommendations
What the plan promotes
- Paddy is the backbone crop at about 1.70 lakh ha (2.19 lakh MT in 2021-22), with maize (12,064 ha), kodo-kutki, groundnut and til as the main supporting crops.
- Wadi tribal orchard model has planted cashew, litchi, pear, mango and lemon on roughly 11,500 acres across 7 of the 8 blocks, lifting farmer income by Rs 50,000-1,00,000 per year.
- A NABARD-promoted FPO runs a 100 KgPD cashew processing centre at village Raytoli in Dulduli block, adding value to local cashew.
- 5 Farmer Producer Organisations are active (incl. Harit Kranti Adivasi Sahkari Samiti, Bagicha), each backed with Rs 8.5-10 lakh of NABARD Producers' Fund support for aggregation, marketing and processing.
- Mainpat plateau grows 'Tau', a Tibetan grain crop introduced by Tibetan-refugee farmers, alongside a successful strawberry trial at village Kopa in Bagicha block.
- Livestock is sizeable - about 4.26 lakh cattle, 3.86 lakh goats and 1.41 lakh poultry birds - so dairy (Rs 12.13 cr), poultry (Rs 22.85 cr) and a NABARD Area Based Scheme for poultry are key allied opportunities.
Gaps the plan names
- Irrigation covers only about 5% of land, so most farming is rain-fed - the PLP's headline constraint.
- Kisan Credit Card reach is just 22% (28,625 of 1,26,507 farmers); all eligible farmers, including forest-rights (van patta) holders and livestock/fishery rearers, still need KCC access.
- About 30% of farmers are landless and so are cut off from crop-loan KCC; they need to be reached through Joint Liability Groups.
- The district has no engineering college and only 6 ITIs, so skill development and capital formation across all economic activities are needed.
- Long-term agriculture credit and the MSME sector both need a push - crop, term and non-farm lending have all run well below target.
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.
Resources
What this district has
Tap a category to see the facts and figures underneath. Numbers marked unverified are AI-extracted and need a sourcing pass.
About Jashpur
Jashpur district is a district of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh bordering Jharkhand and Odisha. Jashpur Nagar is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district was formerly a princely state before Independence. Highly mountainous and forested, Jashpur is known for its natural environment.
Source: Wikipedia — Jashpur district
Atlas
Rank all districts →Chhattisgarh
Jashpur
See Jashpur elsewhere
Ask anything about starting up in Jashpur
Get a first answer in minutes.
Want to ask the community something specific?
Sign in to post an ask.
Who's building here
No one has claimed a project here yet. Be the first builder visible to future visitors.
Compare Jashpur with
Spotted a gap, fact, or opportunity we missed?
Submit it to the moderation queue. We review within 72 hours.
Contribute →