Skip to content
worldfires
en
IN · India

Subdistricts that have burned most often in India

Subdistricts of India with at least one fire larger than 5,000 hectares with a perimeter since 2016: 367. With two or more: 173. Top of the list is Orchha, which has burned 17 times in 6 years, with 363,362 hectares burned inside its boundaries.

By number of fires

  1. 1OrchhaChhattīsgarh17×6 years · 363,362 ha
  2. 2BabaiMadhya Pradesh15×7 years · 76,757 ha
  3. 3Seoni-MalwaMadhya Pradesh14×8 years · 159,070 ha
  4. 4ChawngteMizoram13×9 years · 50,562 ha
  5. 5S' BungtlangMizoram13×7 years · 29,289 ha
  6. 6HoshangabadMadhya Pradesh12×8 years · 48,243 ha
  7. 7DolariyaMadhya Pradesh10×8 years · 84,221 ha
  8. 8Longtharai ValleyTripura10×6 years · 62,884 ha
  9. 9West BunghmunMizoram10×7 years · 43,138 ha
  10. 10ItarsiMadhya Pradesh10×7 years · 36,014 ha
  11. 11LawngtlaiMizoram10×6 years · 21,983 ha
  12. 12BhamragadMahārāshtra9×7 years · 54,484 ha
  13. 13TapaPunjab9×3 years · 31,832 ha
  14. 14West PhailengMizoram9×8 years · 27,684 ha
  15. 15SunamPunjab9×3 years · 24,202 ha
  16. 16KanchanpurTripura9×6 years · 23,401 ha
  17. 17BarnalaPunjab8×3 years · 76,322 ha
  18. 18BhopalpattnamChhattīsgarh8×6 years · 64,912 ha
  19. 19SohagpurMadhya Pradesh8×4 years · 44,094 ha
  20. 20MansaPunjab8×3 years · 41,765 ha

By hectares burned

  1. 1OrchhaChhattīsgarh363,362 ha17× · 1.0×
  2. 2Seoni-MalwaMadhya Pradesh159,070 ha14× · 1.2×
  3. 3DolariyaMadhya Pradesh84,221 ha10× · 2.9×
  4. 4BabaiMadhya Pradesh76,757 ha15× · 1.2×
  5. 5BarnalaPunjab76,322 ha8× · 94 %
  6. 6SheopurMadhya Pradesh67,655 ha3× · 71 %
  7. 7BhopalpattnamChhattīsgarh64,912 ha8× · 29 %
  8. 8Longtharai ValleyTripura62,884 ha10× · 68 %
  9. 9ItwaUttar Pradesh60,121 ha6× · 1.1×
  10. 10HaflongAssam57,117 ha7× · 12 %
  11. 11BhamragadMahārāshtra54,484 ha9× · 39 %
  12. 12ChawngteMizoram50,562 ha13× · 79 %
  13. 13HoshangabadMadhya Pradesh48,243 ha12× · 2.3×
  14. 14BadodaMadhya Pradesh46,179 ha2× · 77 %
  15. 15PipariyaMadhya Pradesh45,939 ha6× · 41 %
  16. 16SohagpurMadhya Pradesh44,094 ha8× · 28 %
  17. 17West BunghmunMizoram43,138 ha10× · 36 %
  18. 18BansiUttar Pradesh42,546 ha4× · 64 %
  19. 19MansaPunjab41,765 ha8× · 47 %
  20. 20AheriMahārāshtra39,082 ha7× · 17 %

By share of the municipality (10 km² or more)

  1. 1DolariyaMadhya Pradesh2.9×84,221 ha · 292 km²
  2. 2HoshangabadMadhya Pradesh2.3×48,243 ha · 211 km²
  3. 3Seoni-MalwaMadhya Pradesh1.2×159,070 ha · 1,285 km²
  4. 4BabaiMadhya Pradesh1.2×76,757 ha · 622 km²
  5. 5KargaharBihār1.1×37,063 ha · 341 km²
  6. 6ItwaUttar Pradesh1.1×60,121 ha · 561 km²
  7. 7OrchhaChhattīsgarh1.0×363,362 ha · 3,506 km²
  8. 8TimarniMadhya Pradesh97 %34,929 ha · 361 km²
  9. 9BarnalaPunjab94 %76,322 ha · 813 km²
  10. 10ObulavaripalleAndhra Pradesh82 %38,169 ha · 468 km²
  11. 11ChawngteMizoram79 %50,562 ha · 641 km²
  12. 12BadodaMadhya Pradesh77 %46,179 ha · 600 km²
  13. 13KochasBihār72 %16,664 ha · 230 km²
  14. 14SheopurMadhya Pradesh71 %67,655 ha · 957 km²
  15. 15Nihal SinghwalaPunjab68 %30,457 ha · 446 km²
  16. 16Longtharai ValleyTripura68 %62,884 ha · 923 km²
  17. 17BarhatBihār68 %15,290 ha · 226 km²
  18. 18BansiUttar Pradesh64 %42,546 ha · 665 km²
  19. 19AmbassaTripura59 %33,455 ha · 571 km²
  20. 20BhitarwarMadhya Pradesh58 %25,262 ha · 437 km²

How it is calculated

We count fires larger than 5,000 hectares with a perimeter since 2016 that reached each municipality, even partly. Hectares are those burned inside the municipality and are added fire by fire, so land that burned twice counts twice; that is why the share, given only for municipalities of 10 km² or more, can exceed 100 % (it is then shown as a multiple). It describes what happened: it does not measure risk or say anything about causes.