ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Sunday, December 3, 2023
Type of Forest Cover 2015
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Forest Cover in States/UTs in India in 2015
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Forest Cover (Area in km2)
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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
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Percent of geographical area
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Scrub
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Andhra Pradesh
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1,60,204
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375
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13,093
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10,956
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24,424
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15.25
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8,562
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Arunachal Pradesh
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83,743
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20,804
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31,301
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15,143
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67,248
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80.3
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264
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Assam
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78,438
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1,441
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11,268
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14,914
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27,623
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35.22
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384
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Bihar
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94,163
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248
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3,376
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3,664
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7,288
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7.74
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120
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Chhattisgarh
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1,35,191
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4,152
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34,846
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16,588
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55,586
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41.12
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117
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Delhi
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1,483
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6.94
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57.15
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124.68
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188.77
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12.73
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2
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Goa
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3,702
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542
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580
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1,102
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2,224
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60.08
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0
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Gujarat
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1,96,022
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376
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5,220
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9,064
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14,660
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7.48
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1,490
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Haryana
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44,212
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27
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452
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1,105
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1,584
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3.58
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151
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Himachal Pradesh
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55,673
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3,224
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6,381
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5,091
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14,696
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26.4
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301
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Jammu & Kashmir*
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2,22,236
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4,061
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8,815
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10,112
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22,988
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10.34
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625
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Jharkhand
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79,714
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2,588
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9,663
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11,227
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23,478
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29.45
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685
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Karnataka
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1,91,791
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1,781
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20,063
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14,577
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36,421
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18.99
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3,191
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Kerala
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38,863
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1,523
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9,301
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8,415
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19,239
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49.5
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36
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Madhya Pradesh
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3,08,245
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6,629
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34,902
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35,931
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77,462
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25.13
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6,383
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Maharashtra
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3,07,713
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8,712
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20,747
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21,169
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50,628
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16.45
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4,157
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Manipur
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22,327
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727
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5,925
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10,342
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16,994
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76.11
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1,182
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Meghalaya
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22,429
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449
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9,584
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7,184
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17,217
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76.76
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348
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Mizoram
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21,081
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138
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5,858
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12,752
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18,748
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88.93
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0
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Nagaland
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16,579
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1,296
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4,695
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6,975
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12,966
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78.21
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622
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Odisha
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1,55,707
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7,023
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21,470
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21,861
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50,354
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32.34
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4,499
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Punjab
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50,362
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0
|
735
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1,036
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1,771
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3.52
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37
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Rajasthan
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3,42,239
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76
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4,426
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11,669
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16,171
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4.73
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4,302
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Sikkim
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7,096
|
500
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2,160
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697
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3,357
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47.31
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311
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Tamil Nadu
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1,30,058
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2,993
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10,469
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12,883
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26,345
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20.26
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414
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Telangana
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1,14,865
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513
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12,712
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8,366
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21,591
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18.80
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1,874
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Tripura
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10,486
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113
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4,609
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3,089
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7,811
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74.49
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55
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Uttar Pradesh
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2,40,928
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2,195
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4,060
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8,206
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14,461
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6
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803
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Uttarakhand
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53,483
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4,754
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13,602
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5,884
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24,240
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45.32
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307
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West Bengal
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88,752
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2,948
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4,172
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9,708
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16,828
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18.96
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133
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A & N Islands
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8,249
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5,686
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685
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380
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6,751
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81.84
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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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14.09
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6.58
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22.03
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19.32
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0.03
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Dadra & Nagar Haveli
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491
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0
|
80
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126
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206
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41.96
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5
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Daman & Diu
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112
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1.4
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5.82
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12.39
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19.61
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17.51
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0.55
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Lakshadweep
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32
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0
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17.22
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9.84
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27.06
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84.56
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0
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Puducherry
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480
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0
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29.68
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25.7
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55.38
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11.54
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0
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Grand Total
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32,87,263
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85,904
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3,15,374
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3,00,395
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7,01,673
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21.34
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41,362
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Source: Forest Survey of India, Dehradun. India State of Forest Report (2015)