Local unit · Dang district · Lumbini Province
Babai: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Babai, at 76.9% of its area. Forest covers 76.9% (more than the Dang district average of 64.7%), farmland 10.7%, rangeland 8.5%, built-up land 1.5%, bare land, rock and snow 1.0% and water 1.4%.
Area
257 km²
Local unit, Dang district
Forest (2025)
76.9%
63rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.5%
+1.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Babai in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.4 | 1.5 | +1.1 | 3.9 |
| Agriculture land | 11.7 | 10.7 | −1.1 | 27.5 |
| Rangeland | 13.8 | 8.5 | −5.3 | 21.9 |
| Forest land | 71.0 | 76.9 | +6.0 | 197.9 |
| Water | 1.4 | 1.4 | +0.0 | 3.5 |
| Barren land | 1.7 | 1.0 | −0.7 | 2.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Babai.
How Babai changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +6.0 percentage points (+15.34 km²); Rangeland −5.3 percentage points (−13.64 km²); Urban land +1.1 percentage points (+2.80 km²).
Other local units in Dang district
Questions about Babai
- What is the forest cover of Babai?
- Forest covers about 76.9% of Babai (198 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Dang district average of 64.7%.
- How much of Babai is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.5% (3.9 km²), +1.1 percentage points since 2017. Babai ranks 452nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Babai?
- Babai is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dang district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 257 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.