ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Govt. of India

Printed Date: Tuesday, February 11, 2025

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