Nainital district.
It was noticed that Nainital district possess the highest area due to large tract of forest and world famous Corbett National Park. We have further noticed the reasons of decrease and increase in forest cover at the district level in Uttarakhand.
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Which district has largest forest area?
Uttara Kannada district
Banner image: The Uttara Kannada district is among the districts with the highest forest cover in the country. Photo by L.
What is the forest area of Uttarakhand?
38,000 sq km
The State has reported a recorded forest area of 38,000 sq km which is 71.05% of its geographical area. The Reserved, Protected and Unclassed Forests are 69.86%, 26.01% and 4.13% respectively of the recorded forest area.
Which district has largest forest area in India?
In terms of area, Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover in the country followed by Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Maharashtra.
What is percentage forested area in the state of Uttarakhand?
65%
Uttarakhand has a total area of 53,483 km2 (20,650 sq mi), of which 86% is mountainous and 65% is covered by forest.
Which district has least forest area?
Option (C): As of 2019, Vijayapura has only 0.24% of forest cover in its total geographical area which is the lowest among all other districts. Thus this option is right. Option (D): As of 2019, Udupi district has 63.75% of forest area in its total geographical area.
Which is the largest forest in India?
Madhya Pradesh
In terms of area, Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest cover of 77,414 square km in the country, followed by Arunachal Pradesh with 66,964 square km and Chhattisgarh with 55,547 square km.
Which is the largest forest in Uttarakhand?
It was noticed that Nainital district possess the highest area due to large tract of forest and world famous Corbett National Park. We have further noticed the reasons of decrease and increase in forest cover at the district level in Uttarakhand.
Which one is the largest glacier in Uttarakhand?
Gangotri Glacier
Gangotri Glacier (Sanskrit and Hindi: गंगोत्री) is located in Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand, India in a region bordering Tibet. This glacier, one of the primary sources of the Ganges, is one of the largest in the Himalayas with an estimated volume of over 27 cubic kilometers.
How many forests are there in Uttarakhand?
Plant and animal life. Four major forest types are found in the Uttarakhand, including alpine meadows in the extreme north, temperate forests in the Great Himalayas, tropical deciduous forests in the Lesser Himalayas, and thorn forests in the Siwalik Range and in parts of the Tarai.
Which district has largest forest area in Jammu and Kashmir?
Geographical Features & Forest Area
| Region | District | Forest Area (Sq. Km.) |
|---|---|---|
| a) Kashmir | Sub-total Kashmir: – | 8128 |
| b) Jammu | 1. Doda | 5555 |
| 2. Udhampur | 2343 | |
| 3. Kathua | 991 |
Which district in Bengaluru division has more forest area?
Shivamogga district
In Bengaluru Division, Shivamogga district has the densest forest cover.
Which district has largest forest in Gujarat?
The highest number of open forests exists in the Dahod district (540 sq. km) and the lowest in Gandhinagar (36 sq. km). Sabarkantha, which have a forest cover of 842 sq.
Which district of Uttarakhand has the minimum forest area?
Udham Singh Nagar
The correct answer is Udham Singh Nagar. Udham Singh Nagar of Uttarakhand has the lowest forest area.
Which is the capital of Uttarakhand?
Dehra Dun, city, capital of Uttarakhand state, northern India. It lies in the northwestern part of the state in the foothills of the Himalayas at an elevation of about 2,200 feet (670 metres).
Which is the state tree of Uttarakhand?
Rhododendron arboreum
Which state has lowest forest area in India?
Haryana
In 2017, Haryana had the lowest forest cover with respect to total geographical area in India at 6.79 percent. Trailing closely behind was the state of Punjab with 6.87 percent tree cover.
Which district has largest forest area in Punjab?
- Answer 1 : 6.12% of totals it area.
- Answer 2 : Largest forest area in Punjab is in Hoshiarpur.
- Answer 3 : Rupnagar has the 2nd largest forest area in PB.
- Answer 4 : Gurdaspur has the third largest forest area of punjab.
- Answer 5 : Population Density of Punjab is 550 per sq KM.
Which district has largest forest area in Telangana?
In terms of District wise forest cover, Adilabad has largest area under forest, followed by Khammam. However, in terms of percentage area under forest, Khammam stands first with 48.9 percent of total geographical area under forests, followed by Adilabad with 44.9 percent and Warangal with 28.88 percent.
Where is Amazon forest located?
Brazil
The Amazon covers a huge area (6.7 million sq km) of South America – mainly in Brazil but also Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.
Which is the oldest forest in India?
Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand. One of the oldest forest reserves in the country, Jim Corbett National Park was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park and named after Edward James Corbett, a British hunter, naturalist and a writer.
