Land under Ministry of Defence in India as of April 2016

December 7, 2016

Author: OGD PMU Team

The land under Ministry of Defence in India was 1757055.54 acres as of April 2016. The top 10 states in terms of the land under Ministry of Defence were: Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, Haryana, Karnataka and Uttrakhand as of April 2016.

The land under Ministry of Defence in Rajasthan was 821186.68 acres as of April 2016. It accounted for 46.74% of the land under Ministry of Defence in India as of April 2016. The land under Ministry of Defence in Madhya Pradesh was 231073.96 acres as of April 2016. It accounted for 13.15% of the land under Ministry of Defence in India as of April 2016. The land under Ministry of Defence in Maharashtra was 138802.1 acres as of April 2016. It accounted for 7.9% of the land under Ministry of Defence in India as of April 2016.

The land under Ministry of Defence in Uttar Pradesh was 123309.97 acres as of April 2016. It accounted for 7.02% of the land under Ministry of Defence in India as of April 2016. The land under Ministry of Defence in Punjab was 78329.18 acres as of April 2016. It accounted for 4.46% of the land under Ministry of Defence in India as of April 2016.

These top 5 states accounted for 79.27% of the total land under Ministry of Defence in India as a whole as of April 2016.

The land under Ministry of Defence in West Bengal was 40955.7 acres as of April 2016 (2.33% of All India). The land under Ministry of Defence in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana combined was 39735.03 acres as of April 2016 (2.26% of All India). The land under Ministry of Defence in Haryana was 37211.36 acres as of April 2016 (2.12% of All India). The land under Ministry of Defence in Karnataka was 33124.71 acres as of April 2016 (1.89% of All India). The land under Ministry of Defence in Uttrakhand was 27168.07 acres as of April 2016 (1.55% of All India).

The above mentioned top 10 states accounted for 89.42% of the total land under Ministry of Defence in India as a whole as of April 2016.

Note: Source: Rajya Sabha Session – 239 Unstarred Question No. 199.

Dataset URL: https://data.gov.in/catalog/answers-data-rajya-sabha-questions-session-239
Resource Title: State/UT-wise Land Under Ministry of Defence in the Country as on April 2016 (From: Ministry of Defence)