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LAND USE PATTERN:
The total geographical area of the State is 7096 sq. km. but
according to 1958-60 Survey Operation and the Gazetteer of Sikkim, the
land area under different utilization categories is 7299 sq. km. Detailed
break up is as follows:
|
Land use Pattern |
Area In ‘000 ha |
% of Area |
|
Barren Land |
2090.1 |
28.28 |
|
Land put to Non- Agricultural Use |
699.6 |
9.58
|
|
Permanent pastures and grazing
land including cultivable waste |
1024.9 |
14.40
|
|
Land under miscellaneous tree
crops and grasses
|
41.7 |
0.57
|
|
Forest Land |
2652.1 |
36.34 |
|
Land under operational holdings |
790.6 |
10.83 |
|
Total: |
7299.00 |
100.00 |
As per the Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IA
(LISS 11) Data of November 1988, the major land use statistics for the
State is as follows:-
|
Sl.No |
Class |
Total
|
% of Total
(in Sq.M) |
|
01. |
Crop Land |
760.56 |
10.72 |
|
02. |
Total Tree Cover |
2857.41 |
40.27 |
|
03. |
Forest Blanks/Scrubs |
192.43 |
2.71 |
|
04. |
Alpine
Scrubs/Pastures |
1070.48 |
15.09 |
|
05. |
Alpine Barren |
818.15 |
11.53 |
|
06. |
Snow |
1231.87 |
17.36 |
|
07. |
Lakes/Stream/Dry
River |
137.00 |
1.94 |
|
08. |
Township |
3.54 |
0.05 |
|
09. |
Major Land Slides |
10.53 |
0.15 |
|
10. |
Miscellaneous |
13.23 |
0.19 |
|
TOTAL:- |
7096.00 |
100.00 |
(AREA
STATISTICS FOR SIKKIM – TOTAL STATE (IN SQ. KMS.)
|
Sl.No. |
CLASS |
RESERVE FOREST |
REVENUE BLOCK |
TOTAL |
%OF TOTAL |
|
1. |
Crop land (Terraced/Semi Terraced) |
0.00 |
604.85 |
604.85 |
8.52 |
|
2. |
Fallow/Scrub in Revenue Blocks |
0.00 |
155.69 |
155.69 |
2.19 |
|
3. |
Sal dense forest |
5.30 |
0.77 |
6.07 |
0.09 |
|
4. |
Sal open forest |
15.93 |
1.54 |
17.47 |
0.25 |
|
5. |
Sal degraded forest |
3.32 |
0.71 |
4.03 |
0.06 |
|
6. |
Mixed dense forest |
464.46 |
138.88 |
603.34 |
8.50 |
|
7. |
Mixed open forest |
433.37 |
333.38 |
766.75 |
10.81 |
|
8. |
Mixed degraded forest |
194.56 |
235.06 |
429.62 |
6.05 |
|
9. |
Dense conifer forest |
351.94 |
16.14 |
368.08 |
5.19 |
|
10. |
Open conifer forest |
340.63 |
21.55 |
362.18 |
5.10 |
|
11. |
Degraded conifer forest |
156.89 |
16.30 |
173.19 |
2.44 |
|
12. |
Oak-Rhododendron forest |
100.34 |
26.24 |
126.58 |
1.78 |
|
13. |
Scrubs in reserve forest |
101.87 |
0.00 |
101.87 |
1.44 |
|
14. |
Forest blanks |
90.56 |
0.00 |
90.56 |
1.28 |
|
15. |
Alpine scrub |
611.44 |
27.72 |
639.16 |
9.01 |
|
16. |
Alpine pastures |
431.32 |
0.00 |
431.32 |
6.08 |
|
17. |
Alpine barren |
815.80 |
2.35 |
818.15 |
11.53 |
|
18. |
Snow |
1018.23 |
5.41 |
1023.64 |
14.43 |
|
19. |
Glaciers |
208.23 |
0.00 |
208.23 |
2.93 |
|
20. |
Lakes |
32.30 |
0.70 |
33.00 |
0.47 |
|
21. |
Rivers/major streams |
31.81 |
32.50 |
64.31 |
0.91 |
|
22. |
Dry river beds |
31.49 |
9.10 |
40.59 |
0.57 |
|
23. |
Built-up area |
0.30 |
3.24 |
3.54 |
0.05 |
|
24. |
Land slide areas |
5.37 |
5.16 |
10.53 |
0.15 |
|
25. |
Miscellaneous |
6.93 |
6.30 |
13.23 |
0.19 |
|
TOTAL: |
5452.39 |
1643.59 |
7095.98 |
100.00 |
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