Indian Economy A Few Facts: At A Glance (GEOGRAPHY)

Last Updated on May 10, 2017 by Bharat Saini

Total Area of the Country 3287263 sq. km
Reporting Area for Land Utilisation Statistics 307·796 million hectare
Length of Coast line 7517 km
Exclusive Economic Zone 2·02 million sq. km
Continental Shelf Area 0·53 million sq. km
Percentage of World Area 2·42 per cent (7th Place)
Forest & Tree Cover Area 794245 sq. km (24·16% of the total area)
Total Forest Cover Area (Including 4662 km2 area under mangroves) 701673 sq. km (21·34% of the total geographical area)
Agricultural Land/Cultivable Land (2013-14) 181·85 million hectare
Cultivated Land (2013-14) 155·58 million hectare
Net Area sown (2013-14) 141·43 million hectare
Per Capita Agricultural Land (2013-14) 0·145 hectare
Gross Irrigated Area (2013-14) 95·77 million hectare (47·7% of total cropped area)
Rainfed Area as % of net  sown area (2013-14) 52·3%
Largest State (Areawise) Rajasthan
Smallest State (Areawise) Goa
State touching boundaries of maximum states  
Uttar Pradesh (Touches boundaries of 8 states–Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, M.P., Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar)  
Area under foodgrains (2014-15) 124·299 million hectare (87·89% of net sown area)

 

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