Land Use Categories in India PDF
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This document discusses land use categories in India, comparing data from 1960-61 and 2014-15. It examines the trends in forest area, net sown area, and other land uses, as well as the factors contributing to changes in land use patterns. The document also includes the data source and some analysis. The document covers topics in geography and agricultural statistics.
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Reporting Area: 100 Per cent Source : Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, 2017 Fig. 1.4 Total geographical area of India is 3.28 of such land is very high. Hence, these lands million sq km. Land use da...
Reporting Area: 100 Per cent Source : Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture, 2017 Fig. 1.4 Total geographical area of India is 3.28 of such land is very high. Hence, these lands million sq km. Land use data, however, is are cultivated once or twice in about two to available only for 93 per cent of the total three years and if these are included in the geographical area because the land use net sown area then the percentage of NSA in reporting for most of the north-east states India comes to about 54 per cent of the total except Assam has not been done fully. reporting area. Moreover, some areas of Jammu and Kashmir The pattern of net sown area varies greatly occupied by Pakistan and China have also not from one state to another. It is over 80 per been surveyed. cent of the total area in Punjab and Haryana and less than 10 per cent in Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur and Andaman Try to do a comparison between the two pie Nicobar Islands. charts (Fig. 1.4 ) given for land use and find out why the net sown area and the land under forests have changed from 1960-61 Find out reasons for the low proportion of to 2014-15 very marginally. net sown area in these states. The land under permanent pasture has Forest area in the country is far lower than also decreased. How are we able to feed our the desired 33 per cent of geographical area, huge cattle population on this pasture land as it was outlined in the National Forest Policy and what are the consequences of it? Most of (1952). It was considered essential for the other than the current fallow lands are maintenance of the ecological balance. The either of poor quality or the cost of cultivation livelihood of millions of people who live on the RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT 5 Reprint 2024-25
