f„wg eÅenvi (Landuse)  f„wgi mGã cÉZÅÞfvGe mÁ·wKÆZ gvbexq KgÆKví| f„wgi mÁ·` eÅenvi ‰es ‰i dGj m†Ó¡ cÉwZwò×qv AaÅqb cÉavbZ f„wg eÅenvGii AvGjvPÅ welq| f„wg AvœQv`b (land cover) nGœQ f„wgi ‰KwU cÉvK‡wZK ŠewkÓ¡Å, Aciw`GK ‰KwU weGkl Av^Æ-mvgvwRK ˆcÉÞvcGU gvbyl KZ‡ÆK f„wgi eÅenvi aib (pattern) nGœQ f„wg eÅenvi| gvbyl Zvi cÉGqvRb ˆgUvGbvi RbÅ cÉvK‡wZK f„wg AvœQv`bGK wbGRi eÅenvGii AvIZvq wbGq AvGm ‰es ‰B cÉwò×qvq cÉwZwbqZ cÉvK‡wZK f„wg AvœQv`Gbi cwieZÆb mvwaZ nGq PjGQ|

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f„cÉK‡wZ (physiography), Rjevqy ‰es µÏvebmxgvi ˆcÉwÞGZ f„wgi AeÕ©vb-‰B wZbwU wbYÆvqK «¼viv evsjvG`Gk f„wg eÅenvi aiY wbwYÆZ nGq ^vGK| ‰B ˆcÉÞvcGU ˆ`Gki ivÓ¡Ëxq mxgvi AvIZvfzî× mKj f„wg I b`b`x ‰es Rjvf„wg f„wgi A¯¦fÆyî×| AZÅwaK RbmsLÅveüj ‰es cÉv^wgK chÆvGqi A^Æ‹bwZK cÉvavbÅwewkÓ¡ ‰B ˆ`Gk f„wgi ài‚Z½ Acwimxg|

f„wg I cvwb evsjvG`Gki `ywU cÉavb cÉvK‡wZK mÁ·`| evsjvG`Gki ˆgvU AvqZb 1,47,570 eMÆ wKwg hvi gGaÅ 9,734 eMÆ wKwg RyGo iGqGQ Avfů¦ixY Rjvkq (b`b`x, wej, wSj, nvIi cÉf‡wZ), evoxNi «¼viv cƒYÆ 11,227 eMÆ wKwg, bMi KvVvGgvi AvIZvfzî× iGqGQ 950 eMÆ wKwg ‰es 2,154 eMÆ wKwg RyGo iGqGQ ebf„wg| ‰B cwigvGci gGaÅ e«¼xcfzî× wewf®² DcK„jeZÆx «¼xcmgƒGni gaÅeZÆx AMfxi DcK„jI A¯¦fÆyî×|

evsjvG`Gki ˆgvU f„fvGMi cÉvq ‰K-Z‡Zxqvsk f„wg (29%) DuPzf„wg (highland) ˆkÉYxfzî× hv evwlÆK Õ¼vfvweK µÏvebmxgvi EGa»Æ AewÕ©Z| ‰B DuPzf„wg ˆ^GK mvgvbÅ wbPz ev gaÅg DœPZvi DuPzf„wg ˆkÉYxfzî× (Higher Medium Highland or MH-1) f„fvM ˆgvU f„fvGMi ‰K-`kgvsGkiI ˆewk ‰jvKv RyGo    weÕ¦†Z (11.5%)| gaÅg gvòvi DuPzf„wg 30 ˆmwg MfxiZvq µÏvweZ nGq ^vGK| gaÅg gvòvi DuPzf„wg ˆ^GK wbPzf„wg hv wbÁ²Zi gaÅg DuPzf„wg ˆkÉYxfzî× (Lower Medium Highland or MH-2) f„wg Õ¼vfvweK µÏveb «¼viv 30 ˆ^GK 90 ˆmwg MfxiZvq µÏvweZ nGq ^vGK ‰es ‰B µÏveb ˆewkifvM ˆÞGòB Õ©vbxq e†wÓ¡cvGZi myÓ¤z wbÓ•vkGbi AfvGe m†wÓ¡ nGq ^vGK| ˆgvU f„fvGMi 23.2% f„wg wbÁ²Zi gaÅg DuPzf„wg ev MH-2 ˆkÉYxfzî×| ˆ`Gki ˆgvU f„fvGMi 12% f„wg gaÅg wbPzf„wg ˆkÉYxfzî× ‰es ‰B gaÅg wbPzf„wgi Dci w`Gq cÉevwnZ b`b`xi «¼viv cÉavbZ ‰B f„wg 90 ˆmwg ˆ^GK 120 ˆmwg MfxiZvq µÏvweZ nGq ^vGK| Õ¼vfvweK µÏveGb 180 ˆmwg ‰es 300 ˆmwg-‰i gaÅeZÆx MfxiZvq µÏvweZ f„wgGK wbPzf„wg wnGmGe AvLÅvwqZ Kiv nGq ^vGK| ˆ`Gki ˆgvU f„wgi 7.6% f„wg wbPzf„wg| 300 ˆmwg-‰i AwaK MfxiZvq µÏvweZ AZÅwaK wbPzf„wg ˆ`Gki ˆgvU AvqZGbi 1.4% RyGo iGqGQ| AewkÓ¡ 15.3% f„wg Rjvkq ‰es bMi I MÉvgxY emwZi AvIZvfzî×| bMGii cwiwa cÉwZwbqZ e†w«¬ cvIqvi dGj ‰B cwigvYI ˆeGo PGjGQ|

evsjvG`k cwimsLÅvb eyÅGiv-wewe‰m (Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics-BBS) KZƆK msM†nxZ I cÉKvwkZ f„wg eÅenvi cwimsLÅvb (Land Utilisation Statistics) ˆ^GKI RvZxq f„wg eÅenvi mÁ·GKÆ AeMZ nIqv hvq| wewe‰m K‡wl `†wÓ¡GKvY ˆ^GK ‰B f„wg eÅenvi cwimsLÅvb cÉÕ§Z KGi ^vGK eGj ‰GZ AbÅvbÅ f„wg eÅenvi mÁ·GKÆ AeMZ nIqvi myGhvM mxwgZ| ‰B f„wg eÅenvGi A¯¦fÆyî× f„wgi ˆkÉYxmgƒn nGœQ: bxU PvlK‡Z f„wg (net cropped area), eZÆgvb cwZZf„wg (current fallow), eZÆgvGb wLjvf„wg (current waste), ebf„wg ‰es PvlvevG`i AvIZv ewnfÆyZ Rwg| ‰ cÉKvi f„wg eÅenvi ˆkÉYxwebÅvGm PvlvevG`i AvIZv ewnf„ÆZ Rwg ‰es A-ebf„wgGK ‰KB ˆkÉYxGZ A¯¦fÆyî× Kiv nGqGQ| RvZxq f„wg eÅenvi gvbwPò ŠZwiGZ ‰B ˆkÉYxwebÅvm mnvqK bq|

mviwY  f„wg eÅenvi 2000 (eMÆ wKwg-‰)

ˆkÉYxwebÅvm			÷Ó• ˆgŒmyg (gvPÆ)	elÆv ˆgŒmyg (ˆmG¶ŸÁ¼i)
1.	b`b`x		6,400	7,700
		cÉavb cÉavb b`x	2,860	3940
		my±`ieGbi b`b`xmgƒn	1660	1660
		AbÅvbÅ b`b`x	1880	2100
2.	Ave«¬ Rjvkqmgƒn		4,245	9500
		nvIi	450	3700
		wej	177	1500
		euvIo	55	60
		cyKzi, w`Nx, ˆWvev	3000	3500
		Kvµ¦vB nË`	563	740
3.	ebf„wg		19,610	19610
		my±`ieb (f„wg ‰jvKv)	4110	4110
		DcK„jxq ebf„wg	1400	1400
		cveÆZÅ ebf„wg	6000	6000
		cveÆZÅ àÍ I Z‡Yf„wg	6900	6900
		mgZjxq ebf„wg I àÍÂf„wg	1200	1200
4.	Pvlvev`K‡Z f„wg		77,600	73500
		kmÅf„wg	51000	17140
		e†ÞRvZxq kmÅf„wg	4900	4900
		mvgwqK cwZZf„wg	17000	16760
		eZÆgvGb cwZZf„wg	4100	4100
		÷aygvò exRZjv	600	600
5.	jeYvî×-Õ¼v`yRjxq grmÅPvl		1900	1900
6.	jeYGÞò		50	0
7.	MÉvgxY AeKvVvGgv		7000	7000
		evoxNi	5500	5500
		cÉwZÓ¤vb	1500	1500
8.	Pvlvev` ewnfƃZ MÉvgxY f„wg		8400	8400
		Pvlvev`GhvMÅ cwZZf„wg	5800	5800
		euvk Svo	1250	1250
		ebRãj	1350	1350
9.	bMif„wg		7000	7000
10.	AeKvVvGgv		2100	2100
11.	ˆgvnbv ‰jvKv		8600	8600
	ˆgvU		147570	147570

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