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Forest Cover in States/UTs in India in 2019
Forest Cover in States/UTs in India in 2019
Area in sq. km
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2019 Assessment
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States/UTs
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Geographical area
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Very dense forest
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Mod. dense forest
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Open forest
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Total
forest
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% of geographical area
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Scrub
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Andhra Pradesh
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1,62,968
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1,994
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13,938
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13,205
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29,137
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17.88
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8,255
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Arunachal Pradesh
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83,743
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21,095
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30,557
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15,036
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66,688
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79.63
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229
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Assam
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78,438
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2,795
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10,279
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15,253
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28,327
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36.11
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173
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Bihar
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94,163
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333
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3,280
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3,693
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7,306
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7.76
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250
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Chhattisgarh
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1,35,192
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7,068
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32,198
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16,345
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55,611
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41.13
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610
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Delhi
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1,483
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6.72
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56.42
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132.30
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195.44
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13.18
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0.30
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Goa
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3,702
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538
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576
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1,123
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2,237
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60.43
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0
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Gujarat
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1,96,244
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378
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5,092
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9,387
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14,857
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7.57
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2,994
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Haryana
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44,212
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28
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451
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1,123
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1,602
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3.62
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154
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Himachal Pradesh
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55,673
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3,113
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7,126
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5,195
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15,434
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27.72
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315
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Jammu & Kashmir#
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UT of J&K
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53,258
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4,203
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7,952
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8,967
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21,122
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39.66
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250
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UT of Ladakh
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1,69,421
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78
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660
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1,752
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2,490
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1.47
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298
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Total
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2,22,236
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4,281
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8,612
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10,719
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23,612
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10.62
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548
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Jharkhand
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79,716
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2,603
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9,687
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11,321
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23,611
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29.62
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688
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Karnataka
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1,91,791
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4,501
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21,048
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13,026
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38,575
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20.11
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4,484
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Kerala
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38,852
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1,935
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9,508
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9,701
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21,144
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54.42
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13
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Madhya Pradesh
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3,08,252
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6,676
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34,341
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36,465
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77,482
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25.14
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6,002
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Maharashtra
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3,07,713
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8,721
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20,572
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21,485
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50,778
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16.50
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4,256
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Manipur
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22,327
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905
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6,386
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9,556
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16,847
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75.46
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1,181
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Meghalaya
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22,429
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489
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9,267
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7,363
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17,119
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76.33
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600
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Mizoram
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21,081
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157
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5,801
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12,048
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18,006
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85.41
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1
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Nagaland
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16,579
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1,273
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4,534
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6,679
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12,486
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75.31
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635
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Odisha
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1,55,707
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6,970
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21,552
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23,097
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51,619
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33.15
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4,327
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Punjab
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50,362
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8
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801
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1,040
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1,849
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3.67
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33
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Rajasthan
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3,42,239
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78
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4,342
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12,210
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16,630
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4.86
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4,760
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Sikkim
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7,096
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1,102
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1,552
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688
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3,342
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47.10
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307
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Tamil Nadu
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1,30,060
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3,605
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11,030
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11,729
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26,364
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20.27
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715
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Telangana
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1,12,077
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1,608
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8,787
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10,187
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20,582
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18.36
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3,615
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Tripura
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10,486
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654
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5,236
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1,836
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7,726
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73.68
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29
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Uttar Pradesh
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2,40,928
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2,617
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4,080
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8,109
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14,806
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6.15
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587
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Uttarakhand
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53,483
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5,047
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12,805
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6,451
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24,303
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45.44
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383
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West Bengal
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88,752
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3,019
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4,160
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9,723
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16,902
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19.04
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146
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A & N Islands
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8,249
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5,678
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684
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381
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6,743
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81.74
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1
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Chandigarh
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114
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1.36
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14.24
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6.43
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22.03
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19.32
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0.10
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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491
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0
|
80
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127
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207
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42.16
|
5
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Daman & Diu
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111
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1.40
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5.69
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13.40
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20.49
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18.46
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0.19
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Lakshadweep
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30
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0
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16.09
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11.01
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27.10
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90.33
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0.00
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Puducherry
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490
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0
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17.66
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34.75
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52.41
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10.70
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0.00
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Grand Total
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32,87,469
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99,278
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3,08,472
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3,04,499
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7,12,249
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21.67
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46,297
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# Includes Jammu & Kashmir area outside LoC that is under illegal occupation of Pakistan and China.
Source: Forest Survey of India, Dehradun. India State of Forest Report (2019). Volume 1.
Forest Cover of India 2019
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Class
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Area (sq km)
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Percentage of Geographical Area
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Very Dense Forest
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99,278
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3.02
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Moderately Dense Forest
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3,08,472
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9.39
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Open Forest
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3,04,499
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9.26
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Total Forest Cover
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7,12,249
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21.67
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Scrub
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46,297
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1.41
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Non-Forest
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25,28,923
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76.92
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Total Geographical Area
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32,87,469
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100.00
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Source: Forest Survey of India, Dehradun. State of Forest Report (2019). Volume 1.