Forest Cover in States/UTs in India
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Granularity: Annual
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Note:
Source: India State of Forest Report, 2011; **In the table 'change' refers to change in the area with respect to 2009 assessment after incorporating interpretational changes; Area-wise, state of Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover (77,700 square km) in the country followed by Arunachal Pradesh (67,410 square km), Chhattisgarh (55,674 square km), Maharashtra (50,646 square km) and Orissa (48,903 square km);Figures(Area) are in square kilometres.
Fields: State/UT, Geographical Area, 2011 Assessment-Very Dense Forest, 2011 Assessment-Mod. Dense Forest, 2011 Assessment-Open Forest,
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Forest Cover in States/UTs in India
The data refers to State/Union Territory-wise forest cover. Forest Cover refers to all lands more than one hectare in area, with a tree canopy density of more than 10 percent irrespective of ownership and legal status. Such lands may not necessarily be a recorded forest area. It also includes orchards, bamboo and palm.
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