Birbhum ForestOfficial Website

Birbhum Forest Division started functioning from 15th of July 1954.   It covers an entire Birbhum District. Of the total geographical area of 4550 sq km forest area is a meagre 15926 ha,( only 3.5%).The district lies between 28° 32’ 30” and 24° 35’ 00” North latitude and 88° 01’ 40” and 87° 05’ 25” East longitude. Spread over an area of 4550 sq km, the district’s immediate neighbours are Murshidabad in the east and north-east, Burdwan in the south and south-east and Pakur, Dumaka of Jharkhand in the west and North-West. The main species are Shorea robusta (sal), with associates like Pterocarpus marsupium(Piasal), Terminalia tomentosa(asan), Anogeissus latifolia(dhaw),Terminal