State-wise Area of Total Wastelands in India - 2010 | ||
(Million Hectare) | ||
States/UTs | Total Wasteland Area | |
Andhra Pradesh | 3.88 | |
Bihar | 0.68 | |
Chhattisgarh | 1.18 | |
Goa | 0.05 | |
Gujarat | 2.14 | |
Haryana | 0.23 | |
Himachal Pradesh | 2.25 | |
Jammu and Kashmir | 7.38 | |
Jharkhand | 1.17 | |
Karnataka | 1.44 | |
Kerala | 0.25 | |
Madhya Pradesh | 4 | |
Maharashtra | 3.82 | |
Orissa | 1.66 | |
Punjab | 0.1 | |
Rajasthan | 9.37 | |
Tamil Nadu | 0.91 | |
Uttar Pradesh | 1.1 | |
Uttarakhand | 1.28 | |
West Bengal | 0.2 | |
Arunachal Pradesh | 0.57 | |
Assam | 0.88 | |
Manipur | 0.7 | |
Meghalaya | 0.39 | |
Mizoram | 0.6 | |
Nagaland | 0.48 | |
Sikkim | 0.33 | |
Tripura | 0.13 | |
Union Territories | 0.042 | |
India | 47.23 | |
Source : Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3130, dated on 29.11.2010. |