Table: 3.

1 LAND USE PATTERN - MULLAITIVU DISTRICT - 1985

Area figures (Hect) District

Category
1 2 3 4 Total In %
Urban Land Built-up land 10 10 0
Associated
Non-agricultural Land 0 0

Homesteads 3,480 6,510 1,330 1,900 13220 5.1

Tree and other Coconut 1,040 210 1250 0.5
Perennial crops 0
Agricultural Land Crop land. Paddy 8,720 6,710 3,010 1850 20290 7.8
Sparsely used 0
Crop land 8,620 7,280 3,810 2,690 22400 8.6
Other Crop Land 40 60 100 0
Natural Forest Dense Forest 37,870 53,550 12,460 29,610 133490 51
Open Forest 3,870 13,380 7,480 6,890 31620 12
Forest Land
Forest Plantations 1,230 1,510 2740 1
0
Scrub land 4,100 3,340 2,080 3,490 13010 5
Range Land Grass Land 130 90 10 410 640 0.2
0
Forested Mangroves 230 40 270 0.1
Wet Land Non-Forested Marsh 620 140 320 180 1260 0.5
0
Water Land 11,060 5,220 2,050 1,830 20160 7.7
Water
Barren Land 1,150 10 20 50 1230 0.5
Total Area 82,160 98,060 32,570 48,900 261,690 100
Source: District Statistical Hand Book 2008

(1) Maritime pattu (2) Puthukudiyiruppu (3)Thunukkai (4) Manthai East

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 Table: 3.2 LAND USE PATTERN - VAVUNIYA 2007
Area Figures (Hect)
Category
Vavuniya Vavuniya South Cheddikulam Vavuniya North Total
Urban Land Built-up land 400 40 440
Associated
Non-agricultural Land
Homesteads 7070 2730 2930 3140 15870
Crop land. Paddy 9070 4470 3780 3690 21010
Agricultural Land Sparsely Chena 11660 5220 12110 11160 40150
Other Crop Land 100 160 580 840

Dense Forest 21270 4890 11510 45720 83390

Natural Forest
Open Forest 1260 620 1240 2280 5400
Forest Land
Forest Plantations 20 120 140

Scrub land 3760 2630 4800 6560 17750

Range Land Grass Land 80 130 120 40 370

Water bodies 4100 2500 2190 1840 10630

Wet Land Non-Forested Marsh 250 170 150 50 620

Barren Land 10 10 70 90
Others
Total Area 59030 23590 39480 74600 196700
Source: District Statistical Hand Book-2008

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 Table: 3.3 LAND USE PATTERN - MANNAR DISTRICT - 2007
Area Figures - (Hec)
Category
Mannar Nanaddan Musali Manthai West Madhu Total

Agriculture Paddy Major 1,775 4,742 2,280 4,150 1,875 14,822

Land Minor - 25 225 1,400 1,705 3,355
Rainfed 100 125 330 535 210 1,300
Highland Crops 1,589 189 352 804 472 3,406
Perennial Crops Cashew 200 - 1,768 - 80 2,048
Coconut 2,010 134.3 175 71 13 2,403.3
Palmyrah 3,360 1,700 220 680 40 6,000
14,613 Navilu 8,132 Ninthavil 22,745
10,527 Veppal 22,576 33,103
Forest State
Reserve 438 Navilu 7,727 Ninthavil 8,165
- 6,072 Veppal 22,454 28,526
Others - 3,240 6,211.36 16,987 12,069 38,507.36

Residential
Area, Water
Bodies, Other
13,654.32 4,840.85 4,211.36 4,350.60 10,769 37,826.13
Plantations
and Barren
Lands

Total 22,688.32 14,996.15 47,422.72 - 44,836.60 72,263 - 202,206.79

Source: District Statistical Hand Book - 2008

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 Table: 3.4 LAND USE PATTERN - KILINOCHCHI DISTRICT - 1985

Category Karachchi Poonakary Pallai Total (Hec)

Urban Land Built-up land 70 0 0 70

Associated 0
Non-agricultural Land 340 0 240 580
Agricultural Land Homesteads 9740 1600 1860 13200
Tree and other Coconut 40 390 2650 3080
Mixed Tree & other
Perennial crops Perennial Crops 0 610 850 1460
Crop land. Paddy 21980 4890 0 26870
Sparsely Chena Crop land 7350 5970 2980 16300
Other Crop Land 90 550 60 700
0
Forest Land Natural Forest Dense Forest 7000 17850 0 24850
Open Forest 5970 3610 670 10250
Forest Plantations 0 10 0 10
Range Land Scrub land 4270 3210 2750 10230
Grass Land 210 170 40 420
Wet Land Forested Mangroves 120 320 170 610
Non-Forested Marsh 2650 2200 220 5070
Water bodies 1840 2800 2750 7390
Barren Land 1860 3450 490 5800
Total Area 63530 47630 15730 126890

Source: District Statistical Hand Book 2008

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 Table: 3.5 LAND USE PATTERN - JAFFNA DISTRICT - 2003

NO CATEGORY AREA (Hec)

1 Paddy 7,598
2 Arable Crops 11,183
3 Fruit Crops 1,819
4 Coconut 2,918
5 Palmyrah 12,775
6 Economic Trees 870
7 Rock Lands 3,000
8 Sandy and Syrup Jungles 12,000
9 Saline, Alkaline and Barren Lands 16,000
10 Buildings, Roads and other Homestead Lands 22,000
11 Area under Inland Water 4,160
12 Land which cannot be cultivatable due to present situation 2,000
13 Land got damaged in permanent crops 6,000
TOTAL 102,323

Source: District Statistical Hank Book - Jaffna. - 2007

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