Land Use Land Cover Map for Delhi and Sikkim for the period March 2021.

Delhi Land Use Land Cover Statistics- Comparative Table 2015-16 and 2021

Sr. No.

Classes

Area in Sq. Km (2015-16)

Area in Sq. Km (March 2021)

1

Built up Rural Urban

805.56

 

921.74

 

2

Dense Vegetation/Forest

28.72

 

33.59

 

3

Sparse Vegetation

15.93

 

18.94

 

4

Water Bodies River Pond

35.04

 

29.44

 

5

Cropland/Fallow

529.36

 

459.94

 

6

Barren Land

68.39

 

19.35

 

Total area in Sq. Km

1483 Sq. Km

1483 Sq. Km


 


Sikkim Land Use Land Cover Statistics- Comparative Table 2015-16 and 2021

Sr. No.

Classes

Area in Sq. Km (2015-16)

Area in Sq. Km (March 2021)

1

Built up Rural Urban

24.31

 

42.17

 

2

Dense Vegetation/Forest

2712.2

 

2833.94

 

3

Sparse Vegetation/Grassland

632.37

 

596.92

 

4

Water Bodies River  Pond

69.42

 

56.52

 

5

Cropland/Fallow

591.84

 

626.56

 

6

Rocky/Barren Land

1135.75

 

876.2

 

7

Snow/Glaciers

1930.12

 

2063.69

 

Total area in Sq. Km

7096 Sq. Km

7096 Sq. Km

 

Sources- Satellite Imagery – Sentinel -2A, March, 2021.

            Image Classification Technique- Unsupervised Classification.

            Area statistics used for 2015-16 is accessed from Bhuvan Portal.