Local unit · Dadeldhura district · Sudur Paschim Province
Aalital: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Aalital, at 82.6% of its area. Forest covers 82.6% (about the same as the Dadeldhura district average of 74.8%), farmland 1.1%, rangeland 15.9%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
292 km²
Local unit, Dadeldhura district
Forest (2025)
82.6%
21st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Aalital in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 | 0.8 |
| Agriculture land | 1.4 | 1.1 | −0.3 | 3.2 |
| Rangeland | 14.9 | 15.9 | +1.0 | 46.5 |
| Forest land | 83.5 | 82.6 | −0.8 | 241.3 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Aalital.
How Aalital changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +1.0 percentage points (+2.86 km²); Forest land −0.8 percentage points (−2.42 km²); Agriculture land −0.3 percentage points (−0.93 km²).
Other local units in Dadeldhura district
Questions about Aalital
- What is the forest cover of Aalital?
- Forest covers about 82.6% of Aalital (241 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dadeldhura district average of 74.8%.
- How much of Aalital is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (0.8 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Aalital ranks 631st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Aalital?
- Aalital is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dadeldhura district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 292 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.