Mangrove Cover in India.
- Total Mangrove cover of the country is 4975 sq.km which is 0.15% of the countries total geographical area.
- There has been net increase of 54sq.km in the Mangrove cover of the country in 2019 forest report as compared to 2017 forest report.
Fig : State Wise Percentage of Mangrove Cover – Source Forest Report 2019
1.Andhrapradesh
- Forest consists of Moderately dense and Open mangroves.
- Total Mangroves – 404.14 sq.km
Places are
- East Godavari
- Guntur
- Krishna
- Sri Potti Sriramalu
- Nellore
- Prakasham
- West Godavari
2.Goa
- Forest consists of Moderately dense and open Mangroves.
- Total Mangroves – 26 sq.km
Places
North Goa and South Goa.
3.Gujarat
- Forest consists of Moderately dense and open Mangroves.
- Total area is 1177.27 sq.km
Places
- Ahmedabad
- Amreli
- Anand
- Bharuch
- Bhavnagar
- Jamnagar
- Junagarh
- Kuchchh
- Navsari
- Porbandar
- Rajkot
- Surat
- Vadodara
- Valsad
4.Karnataka
- Forest consists of Moderately dense and open Mangroves.
- Total area is 10.04 sq.km
Places
Uttar Karnataka and Udupi.
5.Kerala
- Forest consists of Moderately dense and open Mangroves.
- Total area is 8.90 sq.km
Places
- Ernakulam
- Kannur
- Kasarkode
6.Maharashtra
- Forest consists of Moderately dense and open Mangroves.
- Total area is 320.27sq.km
Places
- Mumbai City
- Mumbai Sub Urban
- Raigarh
- Ratnagiri
- Sindhudurg
- Thane
7.Odisha
- Forest consists of Dense , Moderately dense and open Mangroves.
- Total area is 250.64 sq.km
Places
- Baleshwar
- Bhadrak
- Jagatsinghpur
- Kendrapara
- Puri
8.Tamilnadu
- Forest consists of Dense,Moderately dense and open Mangroves.
- Total area is 44.83sq.km
Places
- Cuddalore
- Nagapattinam
- Pudukkottai
- Ramanathapuram
- Thanjavur
- Thiruvallur
- Thiruvarur
- Thoothukudi
9.West Bengal
- Forest consists of Dense ,Moderately dense and open Mangroves.
- Total area is 2112.11 sq.km
Places
- Purba Medinipur
- North 24 parganas
- South 24 parganas
10.Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Forest consists of Dense , Moderately dense and open Mangroves.
- Total area is 616.28 sq.km
- Places are North Andaman ,South Andaman and Nicobar islands
11.Daman and Diu
- Forest consists of Moderately dense and open Mangroves.
- Total area is 3.10 sq.km
12.Puducherry
- Forest consists of Moderately dense and open Mangroves.
- Total area is 1.64 sq.km
Places
- Karaikal
- Mahe
- Puducherry
- Yanam
Fact
South 24 parganas of West Bengal alone contributes for 41.85% of Mangrove cover of the country.