About 90% of the total population of the district is dependent on agriculture. There is scarcely sufficient and dependable source of irrigation because of the district being hilly. The main sources of irrigation in the district are river, canal, ponds and wells. The net sown area of the district is 55070 hectares and out of which, only 7752 hectares of land is under irrigation. The main crop of the district is rice followed by millets (Marua, Gondli and Maize), pulses and wheat, oil seeds (Sarguja and Groundnut).
