District of Nepal · Sudur Paschim Province
Bajhang District: land cover, map and municipalities
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Bajhang District, at 44.8% of its area. Forest covers 27.3% (less than the national 41.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 44.8%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 27.2% and water 0.4%.
Land cover of Bajhang District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.0–0.6 | 7 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0–0.1 | 1 |
| Rangeland | 44.8 | 32.8–56.9 | 1,551 |
| Forest land | 27.3 | 13.2–41.5 | 945 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.1–0.8 | 15 |
| Barren land | 27.2 | 12.0–42.4 | 940 |
Latest high-resolution imagery (captured 2011–2026, median 2025-11). Estimated from 23 randomly placed 1.2 km sample windows classified by the Nepal-adapted U-Net; intervals are 95% confidence. How it works.
Bajhang District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: rangeland +3.5 points, barren land −2.2 points, forest land −1.4 points.
Coloured lines: the U-Net on each year's Sentinel-2 cloudless mosaic, with 95% intervals. Grey: the independent 10 m Impact Observatory map at the same sites. Differences of a few points between years can come from how each year's mosaic was processed, and the 2016 and 2018 mosaics are read less reliably (too little built-up land, too much bare land and water); compare from 2019 on.
Municipalities and rural municipalities of Bajhang District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitthadchir | 86 | 39.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Bungal | 447 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Chhabis Pathibhara | 116 | 32.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Durgathali | 62 | 31.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
| Jayaprithbi | 167 | 53.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Kedarsyun | 114 | 29.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Khaptad | 70 | 89.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Khaptad Chhanna | 113 | 43.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Masta | 109 | 45.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Saipal | 1,465 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Surma | 270 | 26.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Talkot | 335 | 40.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Thalara | 105 | 58.2 | 1.7 | 0.6 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Bajhang District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Bajhang District: about 254 a year on average, most in 2016 (749).
Questions about Bajhang District
- What is the forest cover of Bajhang District?
- About 27.3% of Bajhang District is forest (95% interval 13.2–41.5%), roughly 945 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 23 sample sites. That ranks 62nd of 77 districts.
- How much of Bajhang District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 0.2% (7.0 km²). Bajhang District ranks 60th of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Bajhang District?
- Bajhang District covers 3,459 km² and has 13 local units (municipalities and rural municipalities).
Source: Nepal-adapted U-Net (Khadka & Pradhan 2026) on Esri and EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless imagery; Impact Observatory/Esri 10 m land cover; boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.