ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Sunday, December 3, 2023
Land Use Pattern of Uttarakhand (2017)
Land Use Pattern of Uttarakhand (2017)
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Land Use Types
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Area (in 000’ ha)
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Percentage
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Total Geographic Area
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53,48
|
|
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Reporting area for land utilization
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5,992
|
100
|
|
Forests
|
3,800
|
63.42
|
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Not available for land cultivation
|
450
|
7.51
|
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Permanent pastures and other grazing lands
|
192
|
3.20
|
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Land under misc. tree crops and groves
|
389
|
6.49
|
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Culturable wasteland
|
317
|
5.29
|
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Fallow land other than current fallows
|
86
|
1.44
|
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Current fallows
|
57
|
0.95
|
|
Net area sown
|
701
|
11.70
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Source: Forest Survey of India, Dehradun. India State of Forest Report (2017)