Nabarangpurନବରଙ୍ଗପୁର
12.2 lakh people. Larger than Fiji, Cyprus, or Bhutan. Governed as one cell of one state.
- Population
- 12,20,946 (12.2 lakh)
- Area
- 5,294 km²
- Headquarters
- Nabarangpur
₹1,713 cr
of bankable business potential identified by the government in Nabarangpur.
Source: NABARD PLP 2023-24
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NABARD's plan for Nabarangpur · PLP 2023-24
₹1,713 crof bankable credit potential identified by the government
Crop production, maintenance & marketing
₹824 cr
MSME
₹379 cr
Term loans for agriculture & allied activities
₹229 cr
Others
₹110 cr
Nabarangpur's NABARD credit plan for 2023-24 estimates about Rs 1,713 crore of priority-sector lending potential. Farming dominates: agriculture and allied activities make up Rs 1,117 crore (about 65%), while small businesses (MSME) account for Rs 379 crore (roughly 22%). This is a tribal, rain-fed district in south-west Odisha with almost no large industry, so most opportunity sits close to the farm.
The biggest single opportunity is everyday crop finance for paddy and maize, worth Rs 824 crore. Nabarangpur has quietly become one of India's leading hybrid-maize growing areas. Beyond raw crops, the plan points to concrete clusters an entrepreneur can build around: dairy (Rs 72 crore, backed by 156 dairy cooperatives), farm mechanisation (Rs 48 crore), minor irrigation (Rs 36 crore), food and agro-processing (Rs 33 crore, on top of 40 existing rice mills), and fisheries (Rs 22 crore).
The plan is honest about what holds the district back. Too little land has assured irrigation. Storage is thin - just 3 cold storages - so farmers sell cheap at harvest. Soils are acidic and yields lag their potential, and many gram panchayats still have no bank branch. Reviving the milk union, adding vets, building godowns and cold stores, and reaching farmers through SHGs and JLGs are the named gaps that new ventures could help fill.
What the plan promotes
- Crop production, maintenance & marketing is the single biggest credit line at Rs 824.49 cr, anchored by paddy (1.04 lakh ha, ~6.4 lakh MT) and maize (~62,000 ha)
- Nabarangpur has become a leading hybrid-maize production area in the country, underpinning an export-credit line of Rs 2.46 cr
- Dairy is the top allied term-loan activity at Rs 72.47 cr, supported by 156 dairy cooperative societies and district milk production of ~130 lakh litres
- Farm mechanisation credit of Rs 47.61 cr, with 2,389 tractors and 1,157 power tillers already in the district (1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra)
- Water resources / minor irrigation potential of Rs 35.75 cr to expand assured irrigation beyond the 65,470 ha irrigation potential created
- Food and agro-processing credit of Rs 32.77 cr, building on 40 rice-processing units (~19.2 lakh MT capacity) and existing sugarcane/khandsari and milk-chilling units
Gaps the plan names
- Low assured irrigation - complete all ongoing major, medium and minor irrigation projects to close the gap between potential and actual irrigated area
- Weak storage and marketing infrastructure - only 3 cold storages and limited godowns lead to distress sale; need more scientific storage structures and cold storage via private investment/RIDF
- Yield gap - provide soil-testing facilities at gram-panchayat level, soil health cards, improved farm machinery, seed, training and capacity building to lift farmer-level yields
- Deteriorating, acidic lateritic soils and rain dependence require crop diversification from traditional to high-value, demand-based crops
- Weak dairy institutions - revival of the milk union and defunct milk cooperative societies, plus stronger ground-level veterinary services with additional para-veterinarians
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What the plan promotes
- Crop production, maintenance & marketing is the single biggest credit line at Rs 824.49 cr, anchored by paddy (1.04 lakh ha, ~6.4 lakh MT) and maize (~62,000 ha)
- Nabarangpur has become a leading hybrid-maize production area in the country, underpinning an export-credit line of Rs 2.46 cr
- Dairy is the top allied term-loan activity at Rs 72.47 cr, supported by 156 dairy cooperative societies and district milk production of ~130 lakh litres
- Farm mechanisation credit of Rs 47.61 cr, with 2,389 tractors and 1,157 power tillers already in the district (1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra)
- Water resources / minor irrigation potential of Rs 35.75 cr to expand assured irrigation beyond the 65,470 ha irrigation potential created
- Food and agro-processing credit of Rs 32.77 cr, building on 40 rice-processing units (~19.2 lakh MT capacity) and existing sugarcane/khandsari and milk-chilling units
Gaps the plan names
- Low assured irrigation - complete all ongoing major, medium and minor irrigation projects to close the gap between potential and actual irrigated area
- Weak storage and marketing infrastructure - only 3 cold storages and limited godowns lead to distress sale; need more scientific storage structures and cold storage via private investment/RIDF
- Yield gap - provide soil-testing facilities at gram-panchayat level, soil health cards, improved farm machinery, seed, training and capacity building to lift farmer-level yields
- Deteriorating, acidic lateritic soils and rain dependence require crop diversification from traditional to high-value, demand-based crops
- Weak dairy institutions - revival of the milk union and defunct milk cooperative societies, plus stronger ground-level veterinary services with additional para-veterinarians
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 Nabarangpur
Nabarangpur district, also known as Nabarangapur district or Nowrangpur district, is a district of Odisha, India. The city of Nabarangpur is the district capital. Most of its population is tribal and the land is heavily forested. It borders Kalahandi and Koraput districts. Nabarangpur district is situated at 19.14′ latitude and 82.32′ longitude at an average elevation of 572 metres (1,877 ft).
Source: Wikipedia — Nabarangpur district
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