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Describe the land – use pattern of India.

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The important types of land use pattern in India are: 

1. Forest area 

2. Land not available for cultivation 

3. Cultivable wasteland 

4. Fallow land 

5. Net area sown.

1. Forest area : – 

  • According to National Forest Policy 1952, reporting area of the forest must be 33.3% of the total land. 
  • Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Maharashtra. Andhra Pradesh, Andaman Nicobar. Islands are reporting more area under forests. 
  • It is due to heavy rainfall and relief features.

2. Land not available for cultivation : 

  • The land used for human settlements, transport routes, canals, quarries, the mountains, deserts, marshes etc, are coming under this category. It accounts 14.2% of the total land in India. 
  • Arunachal Pradesh. Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, states are having more area under this category.


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