Land Resources of Assam

As per the Land Utilization Statistics for the year 2008-09 (Provisional), the total reporting area (Village paper) of the State was 78.50 lakh hectares. Out of the total reporting area, net sown area constitute 35.80 percent [28.10 lakh hectares], 23.61 percent was under forest, land not available for cultivation 26.26 lakh hectares or 33.45 percent of the total reporting area and other uncultivable area was 4.32 lakh hectares or 5.5 percent. While Fallow land constitutes 1.63 percent of the total reporting area with around 1.28 lakh hectares, land under still water and water logged area jointly constitutes 1.78 lakh hectares or 2.27 percent. The area under Social forestry was only 0.13 lakh hectares or 0.16 percent of the total reporting area.

The Gross Cropped Area recorded increase to 38.39 lakh hectares in 2007-08  to 39.99 lakh hectares in 2008-09. The area sown more than once and the net cropped area recorded 9.4 percent  and 2.1 percent with 11.88 lakh and 28.10 lakh hectare during the year 2008-09 over the figure of 2007-08.

Thus, it reveals from the above that the ratio of area sown more than once to the net area sown 42.28 percent during 2008-09 as against 39.45 percent during the year 2007-08. The ratio of net sown area to gross cropped area, on the other hand, was calculated at 70.28 percent during the year 2008-09 compared to 71.71 percent during the year 2007-08.
 

Total Area and Classification of Area in Assam (Area in hectare):

Note: Separate classification of area for hill districts are not available.

         All included under barren & unculturable land.

Source: Economic Survey, Assam 2010-11