Basic Recorded Details of Jharkhand

Geographical Area:

79,714 Sq. Km.

Forest Area:

23,605 Sq. Km.

Percentage of Forest Area to Country's Geog. Area:

29.61 %

Population:

32.98 Million

Per Capita Forest Area:

0.079 ha.

Average density of Population:

414 Persons per Sq. Km.

Percentage of Tribal Population to the State's Total Population:

26%

Literacy :

67.63 %

Recorded Forest Area

Reserved Forest (RF) :

4,387 Sq. Km.

Protected Forest (PF):

19,185 Sq. Km.

Unclassed Forest (UF):

33 Km.

Total:

23,605 Sq. Km.

Forest Cover :-

Very Dense Forest:

2,587 Sq. Km. (Canopy Density:>70 %)

Open Forest:

11,219 Sq. Km. (Canopy Density:10-40 %)

Scrub Forest :

2,629 Sq. Km.