Land Use Statistics in Meghalaya
for the year 2011-12 & 2012-13 (Area = in hectares)
Land Classification | Ri-Bhoi District | East Khasi Hills | West Khasi Hills | Jaintia Hills | East Garo Hills | West Garo Hills | South Garo Hills | Meghalaya | Variation Increases(+) Decreases(-) | Percentage of Variation | ||||||||
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2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | |||
Apprv. | Apprv. | Apprv. | Apprv. | Apprv. | Apprv. | Apprv. | Apprv. | |||||||||||
1. Geographical Area | 244800 | 244800 | 274800 | 274800 | 524700 | 524700 | 381900 | 381900 | 260300 | 260300 | 367700 | 367700 | 188700 | 188700 | 2242900 | 2242900 | 0 | 0% |
2. Reporting Area | 244277 | 244374 | 274886 | 274856 | 523935 | 524661 | 381379 | 381241 | 260115 | 260152 | 367670 | 367320 | 188575 | 188650 | 2240837 | 2241254 | 417 | 0% |
3. Forests (Classed and Unclassed) |
86902 | 86905 | 107080 | 107085 | 206515 | 206527 | 154025 | 154029 | 124525 | 124530 | 164759 | 164765 | 102283 | 102286 | 946089 | 946127 | 38 | 0% |
4. Area not available for Cultivation | 0 | - | ||||||||||||||||
(i) Area under non-agricultural uses | 0 | - | ||||||||||||||||
a. Water Loged Land | 18 | 18 | 1010 | 1004 | 1028 | 1022 | -6 | -1% | ||||||||||
b. Social forestry | 2416 | 2426 | 3028 | 2989 | 3050 | 3049 | 2679 | 2668 | 2372 | 2371 | 2628 | 2673 | 3025 | 3027 | 19198 | 19203 | 5 | 0% |
c. Land Under Still Water | 1945 | 1968 | 4796 | 4789 | 5920 | 5917 | 4302 | 4299 | 2631 | 2634 | 6186 | 6189 | 3179 | 3177 | 28959 | 28973 | 14 | 0% |
d. Other Land | 9681 | 9698 | 11911 | 11913 | 17390 | 17398 | 11532 | 11615 | 1622 | 1627 | 4982 | 5006 | 1147 | 1159 | 58265 | 58416 | 151 | 0% |
Total (a to d) | 14042 | 14092 | 19735 | 19691 | 26360 | 26364 | 18513 | 18582 | 6643 | 6650 | 14806 | 14872 | 7351 | 7363 | 107450 | 107614 | 164 | 0% |
(ii) Barren and Unculturable Land | 19358 | 19369 | 34249 | 34239 | 48694 | 48702 | 13820 | 13817 | 4654 | 4651 | 7191 | 7177 | 3778 | 3779 | 131744 | 131734 | -10 | 0% |
Total (i and ii) | 33400 | 33461 | 53984 | 53930 | 75054 | 75066 | 32333 | 32399 | 11297 | 11301 | 21997 | 22049 | 11129 | 11142 | 239194 | 239348 | 154 | 0% |
5. Other Cultivated Land | 0 | - | ||||||||||||||||
a. Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
b. Land under Misc. tree Crops and Grooves, etc. | 29706 | 29707 | 17250 | 17249 | 43571 | 43982 | 17480 | 17479 | 25214 | 25247 | 24554 | 24185 | 6440 | 6446 | 164215 | 164295 | 80 | 0% |
c. Cultivable Wastelands | 56956 | 56987 | 48028 | 48059 | 101197 | 101182 | 114090 | 113903 | 36917 | 36913 | 14744 | 14736 | 18957 | 18964 | 390889 | 390744 | -145 | 0% |
Total (a+b+c) | 86662 | 86694 | 65278 | 65308 | 144768 | 145164 | 131570 | 131382 | 62131 | 62160 | 39298 | 38921 | 25397 | 25410 | 555104 | 222039 | -65 | 0% |
6. Fallow Lands | 0 | - | ||||||||||||||||
a. Fallow Lands other than Current Fallow | 8861 | 8847 | 5924 | 5921 | 47722 | 47759 | 17619 | 17611 | 20238 | 20240 | 35282 | 35267 | 19534 | 19548 | 115180 | 155193 | 13 | 0% |
b. Current Fallows | 6173 | 6181 | 4795 | 4778 | 18959 | 18933 | 9750 | 9755 | 4915 | 4901 | 10689 | 10674 | 4812 | 4826 | 60093 | 60048 | -45 | 0% |
Total (a + b) | 15034 | 15028 | 10719 | 10699 | 66681 | 66692 | 27369 | 27366 | 25153 | 25141 | 45971 | 45941 | 24346 | 24374 | 215273 | 215241 | -32 | 0% |
7. Net Area Sown | 22279 | 22286 | 37825 | 37834 | 30917 | 31212 | 36082 | 36065 | 37009 | 37020 | 95645 | 95644 | 25420 | 25438 | 285177 | 285499 | 322 | 0% |
8. Area Sown More than Once | 2916 | 2947 | 7809 | 7811 | 6772 | 6861 | 339 | 414 | 5337 | 5339 | 25369 | 25355 | 5498 | 5499 | 54040 | 54226 | 186 | 0% |
9. Total Cropped Area | 25195 | 25233 | 45634 | 45345 | 37689 | 38073 | 36421 | 36479 | 42346 | 42359 | 121014 | 120999 | 30918 | 30937 | 339217 | 339725 | 508 | 0% |