Table 3.

Area statistics and percentage of the land use/cover units in 1992–2012

Land use and land cover categories	1992		2012		1992–2012	Annual change (%)
	Area (ha)	Area (%)	Area (ha)	Area (%)	Changed area (%)
Water body	1416	1.57	1579	1.75	+11.5	+0.58
Built up area	16,281	18.09	51,039	56.73	+213.5	+10.67
Forest area	12,136	13.49	6138	6.82	−49.42	−2.47
Agricultural area	10,336	11.49	29,000	32.23	+180.6	+9.03
Barren area	49,789	55.35	1678	1.87	−96.63	−4.83