Land Use Pattern and Cropping Pattern of Orthanadu Block, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu using GIS

Abstract

Agriculture is the most fundamental activity of mankind. Agriculture refers to the art of raising plant from soil.  This study is mainly based by agriculture.  Ortahnadu block is located in the Eastern part of Thanjavur district in Tamilnadu. The land use patterns explain from agriculture cropping pattern and changes are analyzed. Two sets of data (1997&2009) were taken in this study. Primary and secondary data’s are collected and analyzed by cropping pattern and land use pattern. The two sets of land use category mostly varied from net area sown 56.8% to 50.0% and current follow lands are 1.1% to 13.3% of increased. Others lands are not more changes. At the same year of the cropping pattern details of paddy 79.9% to 81.6%, Pulses 3.1% to 2.8%, Oil seeds 14.9% to 13.6%, Fiber is not changes the cropping pattern.