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Table 3 Territorial (compartment wise) Land use change in Solan Forest Division

From: Land use change detection in Solan Forest Division, Himachal Pradesh, India

Category

Area under Land Use (ha)

% Change in Land use Area

1998

2010

Cultivation

934

1063

129 (+)

 

(7.15)

(8.13)

(13.81)

Culturable Blank

2608

2537

71(−)

(19.96)

(19.42)

(2.72)

Forest Land use

Chir Pine

4200

4391

191 (+)

 

(32.14)

(33.6)

(4.55)

Ban oak

1092

911

181 (−)

 

(8.36)

(6.97)

(16.58)

Broad Leaved

2413

2261

152 (−)

(18.47)

(17.30)

(6.30)

Khair

329

406

77 (+)

(2.52)

(3.11)

(23.40)

Bamboo

1491

1498

7 (−)

(11.41)

(11.46)

(0.47)

Total

13,067

13,067

 
  1. Figures in parenthesis are in percent