Land Use

Submitted by pbhagawati on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 12:08

 

 

Land use pattern for the year, 2005-06 (as on 30.06.2007)

(Area in Hect.)

Particulars North East South West State

1.

Irrigated Land

 886.97 2532.14 2104.62 2119.5

12643.23

2.

Unirrigated Land

 3959.84 9475.46 15435.74 10433.45

39304.49

3.

Non Agri Land

 1903.13 3277.15 2754.33 1832.06

9966.67

4.

Forest/Jungle/Bushes

 2383.77 9112.07 2519.7 2433.31

16448.85

5.

Cardamom Field

 6752.15 3795.76 4515 4525

19587.91

6.

Grass Land

 63.29 1652.96 1209.11 1219.74

4144.77

7.

Barren Land

 1023.01 8178.6 2086.54 2529.11

8817.26

8.

Un cultivated Fallow Land

 1030.21 787.21 1003.67 840.16

88661.61

Total

 17822.28 39027.75 31412.25 259392.33

144574.79

Source: Sikkim Statistical Profile 2009-10