Table 4.

LULC matrix of the study area

		Area of LULC of 2021 (ha)
		Built-up area	Cultivated land	Forest	Shrubland	Degraded land	Grazing-land	Water body	Total
Area of LULC 1991 (ha)	Built-up area	10,381.63	1253	112.7	25.03	11.02	29.02	0	6676.81
	Cultivated land	2386.39	58,821.6	418.83	92.84	188.67	16,008.98	26.03	277,560.50
	Forest	1382.59	123,919.71	19,021.3	179.13	26.53	29,848.87	154.45	52,113.09
	Shrubland	998.14	49,854.96	4501.43	551.9	21.73	31,777.45	184.53	1727.93
	Degraded land	883.96	43,969.69	5007.86	13.02	192.14	14.01	345.15	275.06
	Grazing-land	1025.63	58,437.84	4029.50	287.06	12.05	47,084.2	598.04	172,099.84
	Water body	0.1	125.3	0.2	27.05	15.06	253.04	2738.04	3650.17
	Total	17,058.44	336,382.10	33,091.83	1176.03	467.20	125,015.67	912.13	51,4103.4

Source: Self-compiled Overview of Analytical Outcomes Employing ENVI5.1 and ArcGIS 10.5, 2021.