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'''Bankura Forest''' is a protected forest in [[Bengal]], [[India]]. Officers from the [[Indian Forest Service]] and state service who have been posted to the district control the administration and provide people-centric services from the headquarters at [[Bankura]]. The total forest area of Bankura District, which comprises three divisions, Bankura (North) Division, Bankura (South) Division and Panchet Division, is about 1463.56&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, covering 21.27% percent of the total land area of the district. There are 0.046 ha of forest per capita in the district, whereas the figure is 0.02 ha for the whole of West Bengal. The forest comprises 44.48&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>of reserved forest, 1391.95&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of protected forest, and 27.13&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of unclassified state forest.<br />
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Prior to India's independence, the [[West Bengal]] government had decided to create a Forest Administration to provide conservation and management for forest flora and fauna and deliver environmental services to those living in and around the forests.<br />
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The majority of the population in the forest depend on it for various purposes like [[grazing]], [[firewood]], and collecting of [[Shorea robusta|sal]] leaves and seeds and mushrooms, etc. With high human pressure on the forests, some minimum amount of [[forest degradation]] is almost unavoidable. However, a Joint Forest Management effort is underway to promote the conservation of the forest.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://bankuraforest.in Official website]<br />
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[[Category:Forests of West Bengal]]<br />
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