LAND
AND PEOPLE
Land Use Pattern in Kerala (Area in ha.)
|
Sl.No. |
Classification of Land |
1998-99 |
1999-00 |
||
|
Actual |
% |
Actual |
% |
||
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
|
1 |
Total Geographical Area |
3885497 |
--- |
3885497 |
--- |
|
2 |
Forest |
1081509 |
27.80 |
1081509 |
27.80 |
|
3 |
Land put to non agricultural uses |
333822 |
8.6 |
354390 |
9.10 |
|
4 |
Barren and uncultivated land |
28341 |
0.70 |
28884 |
0.70 |
|
5 |
Permanent pastures & Grazing land |
682 |
0.02 |
253 |
0.007 |
|
6 |
Land under miscellaneous tree crops not included in net area sown |
20200 |
0.50 |
18515 |
0.50 |
|
7 |
Cultivable waste |
62710 |
1.60 |
58279 |
1.50 |
|
8 |
Fallow other than current fallow |
31537 |
0.80 |
32138 |
0.80 |
|
9 |
Current fallow |
68022 |
1.80 |
72166 |
1.90 |
|
10 |
Net area sown |
2258674 |
58.10 |
2239363 |
57.60 |
|
11 |
Area sown more than once |
657831 |
16.90 |
762341 |
19.60 |
|
12 |
Total cropped area |
2916505 |
75.10 |
3001704 |
77.20 |
|
13 |
Cropping intensities |
129 |
--- |
134 |
--- |
| Sl. No. |
District
|
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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|
1
|
Thiruvananthapuram |
35.8
|
21.2
|
4.9
|
253.0
|
201.1
|
263.6
|
324.4
|
196.1
|
478.1
|
249.9
|
178.9
|
27.6
|
|
2
|
Kollam |
61.2
|
61.8
|
14.6
|
239.4
|
219.1
|
406.9
|
368.0
|
283.8
|
254.8
|
355.3
|
233.4
|
7.3
|
|
3
|
Alappuzha |
45.0
|
37.4
|
12.7
|
212.0
|
318.7
|
597.2
|
489.8
|
249.7
|
345.5
|
351.5
|
151.2
|
16.3
|
|
4
|
Pathanamthitta |
67.6
|
46.5
|
17.0
|
290.0
|
189.7
|
530.7
|
570.9
|
302.4
|
267.7
|
356.0
|
298.5
|
13.0
|
|
5
|
Kottayam |
23.9
|
39.3
|
7.0
|
224.8
|
240.3
|
695.7
|
612.7
|
312.4
|
316.3
|
422.5
|
256.7
|
24.2
|
|
6
|
Idukki |
14.0
|
17.7
|
26.2
|
400.3
|
208.7
|
868.8
|
969.7
|
515.1
|
296.8
|
411.8
|
195.0
|
19.8
|
|
7
|
Ernakulam |
15.0
|
62.0
|
0.0
|
292.2
|
326.3
|
1067.0
|
770.3
|
338.0
|
262.3
|
408.6
|
192.2
|
13.6
|
|
8
|
Thrissur |
0.5
|
17.9
|
0.0
|
184.6
|
282.3
|
806.5
|
539.1
|
300.3
|
170.2
|
308.8
|
162.7
|
0.7
|
|
9
|
Palakkad |
2.5
|
16.9
|
0.0
|
151.9
|
117.0
|
576.8
|
362.5
|
218.0
|
117.0
|
265.3
|
205.4
|
0.5
|
|
10
|
Kozhikode |
9.0
|
1.1
|
0.0
|
225.2
|
330.7
|
744.3
|
538.6
|
366.7
|
125.3
|
281.2
|
142.2
|
14.0
|
|
11
|
Malappuram |
0.0
|
34.2
|
0.0
|
268.2
|
228.2
|
739.4
|
499.9
|
322.7
|
153.0
|
261.7
|
162.4
|
0.9
|
|
12
|
Wayanad |
0.8
|
48.7
|
14.6
|
191.6
|
144.2
|
409.3
|
525.6
|
329.4
|
140.7
|
165.8
|
103.7
|
1.0
|
|
13
|
Kannur |
0.0
|
2.6
|
0.0
|
167.0
|
261.6
|
916.0
|
746.3
|
482.3
|
51.0
|
298.4
|
111.4
|
11.4
|
|
14
|
Kasargode |
0.0
|
1.4
|
0.0
|
120.7
|
385.8
|
1272.0
|
898.0
|
657.7
|
170.3
|
345.2
|
72.7
|
0.0
|
|
|
State |
257.3
|
408.7
|
97.0
|
3220.9
|
3453.7
|
9894.2
|
8215.8
|
4871.6
|
3149.0
|
4482.0
|
2466.4
|
150.3
|