Land Use Data for Latitude 21.75 Longitude 85.75Area size: .5 degrees latitude by .5 degrees longitude Locations |
| Simlipal National Park Simlipal Tiger Reserve |
Agricultural Land Uses
Forestry - Pastoralism if moderate or higherForestry - Agro forestry
Forestry - Plantations
Grasslands - Intensive pastoralism
Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Urban land
Ecosystems
Warm Tropics sub-humidLivestock
BuffaloesCattle
Goats
Poultry
Crops
Bananas (also in forestry plantations)Cereals and cereal products
Rice Paddy
Growing Period (days)
180 to 209Soil Types
Leptosols (Shallow soils)Nitisols (Deep, well-drained, red, tropical soils with a clayey subsurface)
Vertisols (Heavy clay)
Terrain
Plain or plateauSlopes (degrees)
0.5 to 22 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
Population Density (persons per km2)
50 to 250above 250
Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
50 to 75above 100
Mineral Extraction
| Site Name (Type) | Minerals |
|---|---|
| Boula Mining Area | Chromium |
| Orissa Deposits | Manganese |
| Orissa State | Manganese |
Agricultural use data provided by LADA, 2008. "Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis. Version 1.0" Nachtergaele F. & Petri M.
Mineral extraction data provided by USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), downloaded June 2, 2010.
