Document Abstract
The present study was conducted in Bhupdeopur Reserve forest of district Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The study area was divided into 4 circles named as Naharpali, Kerajher, Delari and Khairpur, each circle was further divided into beats and a total of 20 beats in 16 villages were considered for the study. The study site is spread over 25 km of North West of Raigarh. Bhupdeopur reserve forest is rich in its forest resources especially dry deciduous forest trees including Tectona grandis, Shorea robusta, Anogeissus latifolia. Pterocopus marsupiam, Terminalia tomentosa, Diospyros melonoxyloo. Madhuca indica and Em Utica officinalis are dominating species.