Forest Cover Based on assessment of satellite data by the Forest Survey of India (2005 assessment)

Based on assessment of satellite data by the Forest Survey of India  (2005 assessment) Sq. Km.   .

Very Dense Moderately Dense Open  Total Tree Cover

538

27656

20180

48374

4589

 


General Information

Item Sq. Kms % into Land Area

Geographical area.

1,55,707.00

100

Recorded Forest Area.

58,136.907

37.33

Forest Cover(2005 assessment of FSI)*

 

 
  (a) Very Dense Forest 538.00

0.18
(b) Moderately Dense Forest 27656.00

17.91
 

(c)  Open  Forest    

20180.00

12.97
 

Total

48374.00

31.06
*Source: State Forest Report 2005- by FSI
 
Sl. No. Name of  the Dist. Geogra-phical area Forest Cover
Very Dense Moderately Dense  Open Forest Total Forest Percentage
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Angul 6375 0 1716 941 2657 41.68%
2 Balasore 3806 14 137 144 295 7.75%
3 Bargarh 5837 0 528 341 869 14.89%
4 Bhadrak 2505 0 19 4 23 0.92%
5 Bolangir 6575 0 340 611 951 14.46%
6 Boudh 3098 1 808 443 1252 40.41%
7 Cuttack 3932 0 265 345 610 15.51%
8 Deogarh 2940 0 783 592 1375 46.77%
9 Dhenkanal 4452 0 503 780 1283 28.82%
10 Gajapati 4325 0 1622 859 2481 57.36%
11 Ganjam 8206 0 1220 756 1976 24.08%
12 Jagatsingpur 1668 0 4 9 13 0.78%
13 Jajpur 2899 0 80 172 252 8.69%
14 Jharsuguda 2081 0 157 130 287 13.79%
15 Kalahandi 7920 0 1156 1119 2275 28.72%
16 Kandhamal 8021 181 3156 2147 5484 68.37%
17 Kendrapara 2644 0 142 48 190 7.19%
18 Keonjhar 8303 0 1710 1515 3225 38.84%
19 Khurda 2813 0 211 143 354 12.58%
20 Koraput 8807 0 736 833 1569 17.82%
21 Malkangiri 5791 0 900 1302 2202 38.02%
22 Mayurbhanj 10418 319 2690 1010 4019 38.58%
23 Nuapara 3852 0 586 628 1214 31.52%
24 Nayagarh 3890 0 1141