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In this chapter physical and socio-economic profiles of the state were discussed. The physical profile gives an insight of the location of the study area, its administrative set up during different periods of time, structure and relief, drainage, climate, soils, natural vegetation, fauna etc. The main aim of describing physical aspects is to make the reader familiar with the study area before proceeding towards the next chapters discussing the land use patterns, water resources, irrigation water management, crop productivity and agriculture development in the state. The characteristics such as population growth, literacy rate, sex-ratio and occupational structure were included in the socio-economic profile of the state. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state of the country and lies in the most fertile Indo-Gangetic Plain. It contributes a major share to agriculture production in the country. In 2011, the population of the state has been recorded as 199.8 million. The state enjoys a tropical monsoon climate and about 60% of the workforce is engaged in agricultural activities.
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Dry spells (or monsoon breaks), which generally are 2–4 weeks of no rainfall during critical stages of plant growth causing partial or complete crop failures, often occur every cropping season.
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Lata, S. (2019). Profile of the Study Area: Uttar Pradesh. In: Irrigation Water Management for Agricultural Development in Uttar Pradesh, India. Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00952-6_2
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