Forest at a Glance
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At a Glance |
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Geographical Area: |
79,714 Sq. Km. |
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Forest Area: |
23,605.47 Sq. Km. |
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Percentage of Forest Area to Country's Geog. Area: |
3.10 |
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Population: |
2,69.10 Lakhs (Rural: 77.8 %; Urban:22.2 %) |
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Per Capita Forest Area: |
0.088 ha. |
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Average density of Population: |
338 Persons per Sq. Km. |
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Percentage of Tribal Population |
22.5% |
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Literacy : |
54.13 % (Males: 67.94 %; Females: 39.38 %) |
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No. of Commissionaries: |
5 |
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No. of Districts: |
22 |
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No. of Subdivisions: |
33 |
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No. of Community Blocks: |
211 |
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No. of Panchayats: |
3,744 |
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No. of Revenue Villages: |
32,615 |
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Recorded Forest Area :- |
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Reserved Forest (RF) : |
4,387.20 Sq. Km. |
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Protected Forest (PF): |
19,184.78 Sq. Km. |
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Unclassed Forest (UF): |
33.49 Km. |
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Total: |
23,605.47 Sq. Km. |
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Forest Cover :- |
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Dense Forest: |
11,787 Sq. Km. (Canopy Density:>40 %) |
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Open Forest: |
10,850 Sq. Km. (Canopy Density:10-40 %) |
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Scrub Forest : |
976 Sq. Km. |
District wise forest cover in Jharkhand
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District |
Geographic area |
Forest Cover |
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Scrub
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Dense forest |
Open forest |
Total |
Percent |
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Bokaro |
1,929 |
270 |
304 |
574 |
29.76 |
58 |
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Chatra |
3,732 |
945 |
950 |
1,895 |
50.78 |
35 |
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Deoghar |
2,479 |
13 |
15 |
88 |
3.55 |
3 |
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Dhanbad |
2,996 |
70 |
104 |
174 |
5.81 |
21 |
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Dumka
(includes Jamtara) |
6,212 |
231 |
257 |
488 |
7.86 |
109 |
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Garhwa |
4,092 |
670 |
705 |
1,375 |
33.60 |
59 |
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Giridih |
4,963 |
324 |
459 |
783 |
15.78 |
26 |
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Godda |
2,110 |
163 |
227 |
390 |
18.48 |
22 |
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Gumla
(includes Simdega) |
9,077 |
1,231 |
1,255 |
2,486 |
27.39 |
58 |
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Hazaribagh |
5,998 |
909 |
1,253 |
2,162 |
36.05 |
66 |
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Kodarma |
1,435 |
229 |
387 |
616 |
42.93 |
3 |
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Lohardaga |
1,491 |
392 |
165 |
557 |
37.36 |
11 |
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Pakur |
1,571 |
79 |
215 |
294 |
18.71 |
17 |
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Palamu
(includes Latehar) |
8,657 |
2,616 |
1,244 |
3,860 |
44.59 |
205 |
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Paschimi Singhbhum |
9,907 |
2,103 |
1,624 |
3,727 |
37.62 |
84 |
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Purbi
Singhbhum (includes Saraikela) |
3,533 |
597 |
288 |
885 |
25.05 |
60 |
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7,698 |
735 |
997 |
1,732 |
22.50 |
68 |
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Sahibganj |
1,834 |
150 |
401 |
551 |
30.04 |
71 |
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Total |
79 714 |
11,787 |
10.850 |
22,637 |
28,40 |
976 |
Maintained by Bijendra Kr. Sharma / Vikash Kr. Tiwary / Deo Kr. Singh