Land Utilisation

As per the Land Utilization Statistics for the year 2009-10, the total reporting area (Village paper) of the State was 78.50 lakh hectares. Out of the total reporting area, net sown area constitute 35.80 percent [28.10 lakh hectares], 23.61 percent was under forest, land not available for cultivation 26.26 lakh hectares or 33.45 percent of the total reporting area and other uncultivable area was 4.32 lakh hectares or 5.5 percent. While Fallow land constitutes 1.63 percent of the total reporting area with around 1.28 lakh hectares, land under still water and water logged area jointly constitutes 1.78 lakh hectares or 2.27 percent. The area under Social forestry was only 0.13 lakh hectares or 0.16 percent of the total reporting area.

The Gross Cropped Area recorded increase to 41.05 lakh hectares from 39.99 lakh hectares in 2008-09. In 2007-08 the gross cropped Area in the State was 38.39 lakh hectares. The Gross Cropped Area in the State, thus show 6.93 percent during the year 2009-10 over 2007-08.

The area sown more than once and the net cropped area recorded 19.15 percent and 2.11 percent increase with 12.94 lakh and 28.11 lakh hectares during  the year 2009-10 over the figures of 2007-08. Thus, it reveals from the above that the ratio of area sown more than once to the net area sown was just above 46 percent as against 39.45 percent during the year 2007-08. The ratio of area more than once sown area in the State was 42.28 percent during 2008-09.

Total Area and Classification of Area in Assam, (2001-02 to 2009-10):