Forests at Andhra Pradesh
Land Use
|
Area in '000 ha
|
Percentage
|
Total
geographical area
|
27,507
|
-
|
Reporting
area for land utilization
|
27,505
|
100.00
|
Forests
|
6,210
|
22.58
|
Not
available for cultivation
|
4,781
|
17.38
|
Permanent
pastures and other grazing lands
|
602
|
2.19
|
Land
under misc. tree crops & groves
|
320
|
1.16
|
Culturable
wasteland
|
695
|
2.53
|
Fallow
land other than current fallows
|
1,583
|
5.76
|
Current
Fallows
|
3,166
|
11.51
|
Net
area sown
|
10,147
|
36.89
|
|
Forest cover change matrix
(area in sq. km)
2005 Assesment (Data of
Oct-Dec 2004)
|
2007 (Data of Oct 2006 - Mar 2007)
|
Total of 2005
|
VDF
|
MDF
|
OF
|
Scrub
|
NF
|
Very
Dense Forest
|
820
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
820
|
Moderately
Dense Forest
|
0
|
24,746
|
0
|
0
|
59
|
24,805
|
Open
Forest
|
0
|
7
|
19,472
|
2
|
125
|
19,606
|
Scrub
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
10,340
|
49
|
10,394
|
Non-Forest
|
0
|
4
|
48
|
30
|
219,362
|
219,444
|
Total
of 2007
|
820
|
24,757
|
19,525
|
10,372
|
219,595
|
275,069
|
Net
Change
|
0
|
-48
|
-81
|
-22
|
151
|
-
|
|
District-wise forest cover
(area in sq. km)
District
|
Geographic area
|
Very Dense Forest
|
Mode. Dense Forest
|
Open Forest
|
Total
|
% of G.A.
|
Change
|
Scrub
|
Adilabad(T)
|
16,128
|
127
|
3,650
|
2,307
|
6,084
|
37.72
|
-24
|
126
|
Anantapur
|
19,130
|
0
|
73
|
353
|
426
|
2.23
|
-2
|
956
|
Chittoor
|
15,151
|
7
|
929
|
1,463
|
2,399
|
15.83
|
-3
|
1,566
|
East-Godawari(T)
|
10,807
|
72
|
2,519
|
970
|
3,561
|
32.95
|
-1
|
168
|
Guntur
|
11,391
|
0
|
219
|
644
|
863
|
7.58
|
-1
|
392
|
Hyderabad
& Ranga Reddy
|
7,710
|
0
|
49
|
342
|
391
|
5.07
|
-3
|
255
|
Cuddapah
|
15,359
|
9
|
1,898
|
1.502
|
3,409
|
22.20
|
-1
|
1,304
|
Karimnagar
|
11,823
|
0
|
980
|
703
|
1,683
|
14.23
|
-11
|
370
|
Khammam(T)
|
16,029
|
25
|
5,212
|
1,872
|
7,112
|
44.37
|
-56
|
42
|
Krishna
|
8,727
|
0
|
83
|
230
|
313
|
3.59
|
0
|
2.14
|
Kurnool
|
17,658
|
59
|
1,331
|
741
|
2,131
|
12.07
|
-7
|
403
|
Mahboob
Nagar
|
18,432
|
329
|
538
|
1,077
|
1,944
|
10.55
|
-5
|
326
|
Medak
|
9,700
|
0
|
82
|
504
|
586
|
6.04
|
0
|
143
|
Nalgonda
|
14,240
|
0
|
10
|
141
|
151
|
1.06
|
-8
|
359
|
Nellore
|
13,076
|
5
|
261
|
671
|
937
|
7.17
|
-3
|
680
|
Nizamabad
|
7,959
|
0
|
217
|
981
|
1,198
|
15.06
|
-2
|
140
|
Prakasam
|
17,626
|
172
|
1,342
|
1,590
|
3,104
|
17.61
|
13
|
859
|
Srikakulam(T)
|
5,837
|
0
|
108
|
508
|
616
|
10.55
|
0
|
471
|
Vijainagaram(T)
|
6,539
|
0
|
145
|
604
|
749
|
11.45
|
0
|
352
|
Vishakapatnam(T)
|
11,161
|
0
|
2,054
|
1,391
|
3,445
|
30.87
|
0
|
1,071
|
Warangal(T)
|
12,847
|
0
|
2,436
|
655
|
3,091
|
24.06
|
-14
|
157
|
West
Godawari (T)
|
7,742
|
12
|
621
|
276
|
909
|
11.74
|
-1
|
28
|
Total
|
275,069
|
820
|
24,757
|
19,525
|
45,102
|
16.40
|
-129
|
10,372
|
|
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