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    The document provides a district-wise and category-wise breakdown of land use and land cover types in Goa, India. It shows that in North Goa, the largest portions of land are used for crop land (334.22 sq km), deciduous forest (467.01 sq km), and scrub land (146.75 sq km). In South Goa, the largest portions are used for crop land (256.03 sq km), deciduous forest (691.36 sq km), and evergreen/semi-evergreen forest (447.31 sq km). The total area of Goa is 1,459.54 sq km.

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    The document provides a district-wise and category-wise breakdown of land use and land cover types in Goa, India. It shows that in North Goa, the largest portions of land are used for crop land (334.22 sq km), deciduous forest (467.01 sq km), and scrub land (146.75 sq km). In South Goa, the largest portions are used for crop land (256.03 sq km), deciduous forest (691.36 sq km), and evergreen/semi-evergreen forest (447.31 sq km). The total area of Goa is 1,459.54 sq km.

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    District and Category Wise Distribution of Land Use / Land Cover in Goa (2011-12) L1 L2 590.25 173.67 56.42

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    The document provides a district-wise and category-wise breakdown of land use and land cover types in Goa, India. It shows that in North Goa, the largest portions of land are used for crop land (334.22 sq km), deciduous forest (467.01 sq km), and scrub land (146.75 sq km). In South Goa, the largest portions are used for crop land (256.03 sq km), deciduous forest (691.36 sq km), and evergreen/semi-evergreen forest (447.31 sq km). The total area of Goa is 1,459.54 sq km.

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    District and category wise distribution of Land Use / Land Cover in Goa

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    (2011-12)
    L1 L2 North Goa South_Goa Grand Total
    Crop land 334.22 256.03 590.25
    Current Shifting cultivation
    Agriculture
    Fallow 83.66 90.01 173.67
    Plantation
    Barren Rocky 29.94 26.48 56.42
    Gullied / Ravinous Land
    Barren/unculturable/ Rann
    Wastelands Salt Affected Land
    Sandy Area 0.22 2.20 2.42
    Scrub Land 146.75 117.98 264.73
    Mining 40.59 43.78 84.38
    Builtup Rural 12.55 7.37 19.92
    Urban 132.33 157.72 290.05
    Deciduous 467.01 691.36 1158.37
    Evergreen/Semi evergreen 174.46 447.31 621.78
    Forest Forest Plantation 39.24 1.91 41.15
    Scrub Forest 159.86 48.57 208.42
    Swamp / Mangroves 14.54 1.92 16.46
    Grass / Grazing Grass / Grazing 0.18 0.00 0.18
    Snow and Glacier Snow and Glacier
    Inland Wetland 39.46 14.98 54.44
    Wet lands / Water Coastal Wetland 8.16 12.03 20.18
    bodies River/Stream/Canals 45.92 23.10 69.02
    Water bodies 3.92 26.26 30.18
    (Above statistics are provisional)

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