A dry barren piece of land is called ?
The land which cannot be brought under cultivation with the help of available technology – Ravines, hilly terrains, desert lands come under barren and wastelands category.
Land-use records are maintained by the land revenue department. The land-use categories as maintained in the Land Revenue Records are as follows:
Current Fallow
The cultural practice adopted to give rest to the land is known as fallowing. The land recoups the lost fertility through natural processes. Under current fallow land, the land is left without cultivation for less than one or one agricultural year.
Culturable Waste-Land
If the land is left uncultivated for more than five years, it would be categorized as culturable wasteland.
Area under Permanent Pastures and Grazing Lands
Land put to Non-agricultural Uses
Area under Miscellaneous Tree Crops and Groves (Not included is Net sown Area)