District-wise Forest Cover -Sikkim

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District Geographic Area   2005 Assessment Percent of G.A. Change Scrub
Very dense forest Mod. dense forest Open forest Total
East SikkimTH 954 162 396 121 679 71.17 0 68
North SikkimTH 4,226 132 755 439 1,326 31.38 0 208
South SikkimTH 750 95 311 123 529 70.53 0 4
West SikkimTH 1,166 109 450 169 728 62.44 0 83
Total 7,096 498 1,912 852 3,262 45.97 0 363

  Source   :   Forest Survey of India, Dehradun. State of forest report 2005. Dehradun, FSI, 2008. p.128.