Land Use Pattern
|
Category
|
Area (ha)
|
%of the total area
|
|
Settlement
|
54,520.00
|
2.44
|
|
Agriculture
|
148572.00
|
6.65
|
|
Forest
|
10,99,590.00
|
49.25
|
|
Land with or without scrub
|
8,64,612.80
|
38.72
|
|
Water Bodies
|
36,824.63
|
1.65
|
|
Others
|
28,579.65
|
1.29
|
|
Total
|
22,32,700.00
|
100
|
Source: Manipur Remote Sensing Application Centre
Details of Land Use/Land Cover in Manipur
|
Sl.No.
|
District
|
Area in ha.
|
Percentage of total District Area
|
|
Settlement
|
Agriculture
|
Forest cover
|
Water Bodies
|
Others
|
|
Dense
(> 40% cover)
|
Moderate (20-40%)
|
Low
(< 20% cover)
|
|
1 & 2
|
Valley District
Imphal (W & E)
|
120.100
|
17.2
|
50.5
|
0.1
|
12.2
|
10.4
|
6.9
|
2.7
|
|
3
|
Thoubal
|
50.700
|
19.6
|
42.4
|
|
|
5.8
|
24.9
|
7.5
|
|
4
|
Bishnupur
|
53.000
|
11.6
|
49.3
|
|
1.3
|
3.1
|
30.00
|
4.8
|
|
5
|
Hill District
Senapati
|
327.100
|
0.80
|
3.40
|
1.90
|
38.80
|
53.90
|
|
1.30
|
|
6
|
Ukhrul
|
451.400
|
0.70
|
1.40
|
3.50
|
49.30
|
44.30
|
|
0.70
|
|
7
|
Chandel
|
331.300
|
0.400
|
1.90
|
8.46
|
37.80
|
50.50
|
|
1.20
|
|
8
|
Churachandpur
|
457.000
|
1.40
|
2.10
|
4.50
|
58.60
|
32.50
|
|
0.90
|
|
9
|
Tamenglong
|
439.100
|
1.00
|
1.60
|
7.20
|
54.40
|
35.10
|
|
0.80
|
Source: Manipur Remote Sensing Application Centre
Detail Statistics of Land use/land cover of Manipur
|
Sl.No
|
Category
|
Area (ha)
|
%of the total area
|
|
1
|
Settlement
|
|
|
|
|
1.1 Settlement without Plantation
|
89.9
|
0.004
|
|
1.2 Settlement with Plantation
|
54430.1
|
2.44
|
|
2
|
Agriculture
|
148572.62
|
6.66
|
|
3
|
Forest
|
|
|
|
|
3.1 Dense Forest (Canopy cover above 40%)
|
101990.65
|
4.57
|
|
3.2 Moderately Dense Forest (Canopy cover 20%-40%)
|
997599.65
|
44.68
|
|
3.3 Land with or without scrub (Canopy cover below 20%)
|
864612.80
|
38.72
|
|
4
|
Water Bodies
|
36,824.63
|
1.65
|
|
|
Group - A
|
|
|
|
1. Lake/Reservoir/Tank/Canal
|
13221.43
|
0.59
|
|
Group - B
|
|
|
|
1. Waterlogged/Marshy/Swampy Land
|
11526.20
|
0.52
|
|
2. Biomass
|
8596.50
|
0.38
|
|
3. Submerged Cropped Land
|
3480.5
|
0.16
|
|
5
|
Others
|
28,579.65
|
1.29
|
|
|
5.1 Rivers/Stream
|
13888.27
|
0.62
|
|
5.2 Road
|
12953.38
|
0.58
|
|
5.3 Waterlogged area converted to new agricultural land
|
1738.1
|
0.08
|
|
Total
|
22,32,700.00
|
100
|
Source: Manipur Remote Sensing Application Centre