Question

describe various land use pattern in india

Answer 1

LAND USE CATEGORISES- 1.Forest - 22.5%

,2.Area under non agricultural use -7.29%,

3.barren and waste land-6.29%,

4.Permanent pastures and grazing land -3.45%,

5.area under micellaneous trees -1.1%

6.culturable waste 4.4%

7.fallow and other than current fallow -7.03%

8.net force area -43.4%

Forest land has decreased since 1960-61 because of increase in pressure of population on land.The ever increasing population has resulted in increased demand for land for various purposes like aricultural and non-aricultural purposes[like building, roads].