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National Land-use: 1950-51 to 1994-95 (million hectares)
| Sr no. |
Item |
1950-51 |
1960-61 |
1970-71 |
1980-81 |
1989-90 |
1990-91 |
1991-92 |
92-93 (P) |
1993-94 (P) |
1994-95 (P) |
| I |
Geographical area |
328.73 |
| II |
Reporting area for land utilisation (1 to 5) |
284.32 |
298.46 |
303.76 |
304.15 |
304.88 |
304.86 |
304.9 |
304.85 |
304.86 |
304.87 |
1 |
Forests |
40.48 |
54.05 |
63.91 |
67.47 |
67.41 |
67.8 |
67.87 |
67.98 |
68.42 |
68.39 |
2 |
Not available for cultivation of which: |
47.52 |
50.75 |
44.64 |
39.62 |
40.96 |
40.48 |
40.74 |
40.89 |
41 |
41.28 |
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i) Area under non-agricultural uses |
9.36 |
14.84 |
16.48 |
19.66 |
21.26 |
21.09 |
21.47 |
21.77 |
22.03 |
22.51 |
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ii)Barren and unculturable land |
38.16 |
35.91 |
28.16 |
19.96 |
19.7 |
19.39 |
19.27 |
19.12 |
18.97 |
18.77 |
3 |
Other uncultivated land excluding fallow land of which : |
49.45 |
37.64 |
35.06 |
32.31 |
30.2 |
30.22 |
30.05 |
29.47 |
29.31 |
29.07 |
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i)Permanent pastures and other grazing lands |
6.68 |
13.97 |
13.26 |
11.97 |
11.3 |
11.4 |
11.3 |
11.1 |
11.18 |
11.23 |
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ii) Land under miscellaneous tree crops and groves not included in net
area sown |
19.83 |
4.46 |
4.3 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
3.82 |
3.76 |
3078 |
3.66 |
3.63 |
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iii) Culturable waste |
22.94 |
19.21 |
17.5 |
16.74 |
15.1 |
15 |
14.99 |
14.59 |
14.47 |
14.2 |
4 |
Fallow lands of which: |
28.12 |
22.82 |
19.88 |
24.75 |
23.97 |
23.36 |
24.61 |
23.86 |
24.03 |
23.39 |
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i) Fallow land other than current fallows (a) |
17.44 |
11.18 |
8.76 |
9.92 |
10.27 |
9.66 |
9.94 |
9.67 |
9.7 |
9.76 |
5 |
Net area sown (6-7) |
118.75 |
133.2 |
140.27 |
140 |
142.34 |
143 |
141.63 |
142.65 |
142.1 |
142.81 |
6 |
Area sown more than once |
13.14 |
19.57 |
25.52 |
32.63 |
39.93 |
42.74 |
40.61 |
42.97 |
44.32 |
45.32 |
7 |
Total cropped area (Gross cropped area) |
131.89 |
152.77 |
165.79 |
172.63 |
182.27 |
185.74 |
182.24 |
185.62 |
186.42 |
188.14 |
8 |
Net irrigated area |
20.85 |
24.66 |
31.1 |
38.72 |
46.7 |
47.78 |
49.87 |
50.3 |
51.45 |
52.99 |
9 |
Gross irrigated area |
22.56 |
27.98 |
38.19 |
49.73 |
61.85 |
62.47 |
65.68 |
66.76 |
68.37 |
70.63 |
| Notes: P: Provisional
a : Old fallows can, among other things, also be lands which have been under shifting
cultivation |
| Source: 1. Anon 1997, Agricultural
Statistics at a Glance, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture
and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, New Delhi, pp 90-91.
2. Anon 1997, Land-use Statistics (Part-I): Land-use Classification and Irrigated area
1993-94 and 1994-95 (Provisional), Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of
Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, New Delhi, pp
1-7. |
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