Covering an area of nine thousand acres, it has now developed into a deep forest with a variety of plant species.

Nijhum Dwip presently has six big bazaars that mainly consist of grocery shops, small restaurants and drug stores.

The most common type of planted tree species in the island is Keora, also known as Kerfa, which has fast growing roots holding the sandy land.

[3] The plant also supplies pillars for houses, materials for making boats and agricultural implements, and fuel for domestic use.

[4] Now this island has been declared as the unique eco-touristic spot for its ideal natural setup with the rich bio-diversification factors and the perennial mangrove forest with wild animals like spotted deer, wild boar, fishing cat and rhesus macaque and for the ideal habitat for fish resources.

[5] Since south coast is open to the mouth of a great span of Bay of Bengal, whales were sometimes seen though very rare nowadays.