Environmental Science

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Total Forest Area (Sq. Km)

State/U.T. 1972-75 1980-82

Andhra Pradesh 49049 40435

Assam 21055 19796

Bihar 22687 20139

Gujrat 9459 5057

Haryana 757 401

Himachal Pradesh 15075 9130

J & K 22335 14361

Karnataka 29480 25656

Kerala 8611 7376

M.P. 108568 90215

Maharashtra 40682 30350

Manipur 15090 13575

Dadar & Nagar Haveli 177 70

Meghalaya 14390 12458

Nagaland 8154 8095

Tripura 6330 5138

Orissa 48383 39425

Punjab & Chandigarh 1120 499

Rajasthan 11294 5972

Tamil Nadu 16676 13187

U.P. 25869 21022

West Bengal 83476483

Sikkim 1761 2883

Arunachal Pradesh 51438 58104

Delhi 18 10

Goa, Daman & Diu 1221 1139

Mizoram 13860 11970

Total 551886 457046

State Percentage of Forests Area

The following is the list of percentage of total area in a state occupied by forests
(Fig. 2.4).