Jammu and Kashmir area comprises of the beautiful landscape and the vast terrain including plains and plateaus. It encompasses at total area of 22,22,236 sq. km, of which 78114 sq km has been illegally occupied by Pakistan and 42,685 sq km is under China, of which 5130 sq km was illegally transferred to China by Pakistan.

Out of the total area of the state only 30% is the net sown area and the average size of a land holding is 0.83 hectares. The gross cropped area of the region is 10.73 Lakh Hectares. Jammu and Kashmir is situated on the northern most part of India. It lies between 32.17 º and 36.58 º northern latitude and 37.26 º and 80.30 º eastern longitude. The State of Jammu and Kashmir is surrounded by the countries of China, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

One of the major resources of Jammu and Kashmir is forest. The forests of Jammu and Kashnir cover an area of 2,236 sq. km constituting of 20% of the total geographical area that falls within the territory of India. The maximum area of the province of Jammu & Kashmir is covered with forests, which is estimated to be 99% of the total area, of which the largest area measuring 5848 sq. km lies in the district of Doda and the smallest forest area is in the district of Budgamare covering an area of 481 sq. km. The area of Jammu and Kashmir can be demarcated into forest area, industrial area and agricultural area.

Last Updated on 8/29/2011