Forest Survey of India

Forest Survey of India

MH Specific

ISFR biennial forest cover maps at district level using satellite interpretation for Maharashtra

Build a Maharashtra forest cover change tracker showing deforestation and afforestation trends at district level.
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Quick Start

# Download from https://fsi.nic.in/
import pandas as pd
df = pd.read_csv('fsi_forest_cover.csv')
mh = df[df['State'] == 'Maharashtra']
print(f'Districts: {mh["District"].nunique()}')
print(mh.groupby('Forest_Type')['Forest_Cover_SqKm'].sum())
Modality
Raster / Report (PDF maps)
Size
State and district level; 1:50K scale; biennial cycle
License
Format
GeoTIFF
Language
en
Update Frequency
static
Organization
Forest Survey of India

Schema

FieldTypeDescription
statestringState name
districtstringDistrict name
forest_cover_sqkmfloatForest cover area in sq km
forest_typestringForest type (very dense, moderately dense, open)
yearintAssessment year

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Last verified: 2026-03-07