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TEMPORAL CHANGE IN LAND USE PATTERN IN SPECIAL REFERENCE OF WESTERN UTTAR PRADESH

    1 Author(s):  TARA CHAND SAXENA

Vol -  7, Issue- 10 ,         Page(s) : 63 - 69  (2016 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/CASIRJ

Abstract

Land which includes soil, water and associated plants and animals is a complex and dynamic combination of factors like – Geology, Topography, Hydrology, soils, Micro climates and community of plants and animals that are continuously inter-acting under influence of climate and people’s activities. The use to which land is put is determined by owners, farmers, government institutions, etc. according to their own perception of needs. Such decisions are also influence by physical factors like soil and climate, technology and socio-economic aspirations of community. In western Uttar Pradesh, It is observed that the total reporting area has changed in entire period from 8069224 hectare to 7300536 hectare.out of which a big proportion of 5597634 hectare (76.67%) is under net sown area followed by other land non agriculture of 833895 hectare (11.42%), forest 331872 hectare (4.55%), current fallow land 181740 hectare (2.49%), old fallow land 99931hectare (1.37%), groves and gardens 45821 hectare (0.63%), barren and un-cultivated land 112952 hectare (1.55%), cultivated waste land 83112 hectare (1.14%) and pasture land13579 hectare (0.19%). Population of the region has grown up because of easy availability of fertile land and water so the demand of land is increasing for the different use. The land use pattern of western Uttar Pradesh has changed during the entire period 2001 to 2011

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