Land use

 

 

Land use Statistics in Mizoram:

(Area in thousand Hectare)

Sl. No.

Heading

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-09

2009-10

I.

Geographical Area

2108.700

2108.700

2108.700

2108.700

II.

Area for land Utilization Statistics (Total 1 to 5)

2108.700

2108.700

2108.700

2108.700

1.

Forest

1593.700

1593.700

1,593.700

1,585.305

2.

Not available for cultivation (a+b)

134.040

134.050

133.000

102.188

a)

Land put to non-agricultural use

125.420

125.430

124.000

93.404

b)

Barren and Uncultivable land

8.620

8.620

9.000

8.784

3.

Other uncultivated land excluding fallow land (a+b+c)

79.230

77.209

67.226

44.158

a)

Permanent pastures and other gazing land

5.235

5.230

5.250

5.250

b)

Land Under miscellaneous tree crops and groves not included in net area sown

68.765

66.749

51.976

32.208

c)

Culturable waste

5.230

5.230

10.000

6.700

4.

Fallow lands (a+b)

207.543

210.928

210.939

246.823

a)

Fallow lands other than current fallows

166.078

165.981

170.850

180.800

b)

Current fallows

41.465

44.947

40.089

66.023

5.

Net sown area

94.187

92.813

103.835

130.226

6.

Total crop Area

105.575

102.903

106.714

133.226

7

Area sown more than once

5.000

1.437

2.879

3.000

III.

Total Irrigation area

16.360

14.169

11.153

10.361

IV.

Area Irrigated for the year

11.388

9.446

11.022

10.244

Source: Statistical Handbook Mizoram 2010