Table 3 Land use/cover types of the study area and their description

Forest land

A vegetation type covered with dense growth of trees that formed nearly closed canopies rising up to 30 m

Woodland

Land areas covered with woody plants mixed with shrubs, bushes, and grasses

Grassland

Areas of land predominantly covered with grasses, forbs, grassy areas

Built-up area

The land covered with settlement areas in rural or urban places

Cultivated land

A land area ploughed/prepared for growing various crops/cultivated fields

Bare land

Areas that have no vegetation cover consisting of eroded landscapes and exposed rocks