Forest is a important natural resource of any country. India is very lucky in this matter as its large part is covered with natural dense forests.
- It is estimated that about 20 percent of India’s area is covered by the forest. That is about 65 million hectare area.
- India ranks first in consuming fuel wood. But most of the fuel wood comes from the agricultural waste. Otherwise no forests would have remained.
- India is among the top ten countries which are forest rich. These top ten countries are host of the 6o% of forest of world.
- Besides wood forest, India has large amount of non wood forests. These non wood forests are the source of Latex, gum, aroma chemicals, medicines etc.
- The forests of India are classified into following classes- 1)Tropical evergreen forests, 2)Himalayan Vegetation,3) Mangrove forests of coastal area, 4)Tropical Desiduous Forest or Monsoon forests, 5)Tropical Thorn and Shrubs Forest.
- The top state of India having the largest area under forests is Madhya Pradesh followed by Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha.
- Indian forests are the home of many animals and birds. About 90000 animal spices are found in India and about 1300 spices of birds are living in these forests.
Types of Indian Forest
Forest Type | Information |
Tropical Evergreen Forest |
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Himalayan Vegetation |
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Mangrove Forest |
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Tropical Deciduous Forest |
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Tropical Thorn and Shrubs Forest |
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