ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024
District Wise Forest Cover of Uttarakhand (2017)
District Wise Forest Cover of Uttarakhand (2017)
(Area in km2)
|
District
|
Geo-graphical Area
|
2017 Assessment
|
% of GA
|
Change*
|
Scrub
|
|
Very Dense Forest
|
Mod. Dense Forest
|
Open Forest
|
Total
|
|
Almora
|
3,144
|
199
|
837
|
682
|
1,718
|
54.64
|
17
|
6
|
|
Bageshwar
|
2,241
|
162
|
762
|
337
|
1,261
|
56.27
|
-10
|
1
|
|
Chamoli
|
8,030
|
443
|
1,580
|
686
|
2,709
|
33.74
|
-15
|
1
|
|
Champawat
|
1,766
|
367
|
593
|
264
|
1,224
|
69.31
|
-11
|
7
|
|
Dehradun
|
3,088
|
636
|
626
|
343
|
1,605
|
51.98
|
5
|
87
|
|
Garhwal
|
5,329
|
552
|
1,925
|
917
|
3,394
|
63.69
|
76
|
96
|
|
Haridwar
|
2,360
|
75
|
277
|
236
|
588
|
24.92
|
-3
|
6
|
|
Nainital
|
4,251
|
765
|
1,742
|
541
|
3,048
|
71.70
|
-35
|
10
|
|
Pithoragar
|
7,090
|
505
|
965
|
608
|
2,078
|
29.31
|
-5
|
39
|
|
Rudraprayag
|
1,984
|
252
|
580
|
309
|
1,141
|
57.51
|
37
|
9
|
|
Tehri Garhwal
|
3,642
|
272
|
1,085
|
708
|
2,065
|
56.70
|
7
|
97
|
|
Udham Singh Nagar
|
2,542
|
150
|
193
|
93
|
436
|
17.15
|
-14
|
3
|
|
Uttarkashi
|
8,016
|
591
|
1,719
|
718
|
3,028
|
37.77
|
-26
|
21
|
|
Grand total
|
53,483
|
4,969
|
12,884
|
6,442
|
24,295
|
45.43
|
23
|
383
|
*Change compared to updated 2015 assessment.
Source: Forest Survey of India, Dehradun. India State of Forest Report (2017)