Local unit · Bardiya district · Lumbini Province
Badhaiyatal: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Badhaiyatal, at 71.3% of its area. Forest covers 14.1% (less than the Bardiya district average of 55.0%), farmland 71.3%, rangeland 0.7%, built-up land 11.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 1.9%.
Area
115 km²
Local unit, Bardiya district
Forest (2025)
14.1%
581st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
11.9%
+6.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Badhaiyatal in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 5.3 | 11.9 | +6.6 | 13.7 |
| Agriculture land | 78.2 | 71.3 | −6.9 | 82.0 |
| Rangeland | 1.8 | 0.7 | −1.1 | 0.8 |
| Forest land | 12.9 | 14.1 | +1.2 | 16.2 |
| Water | 1.5 | 1.9 | +0.4 | 2.1 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Badhaiyatal.
How Badhaiyatal changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −6.9 percentage points (−7.90 km²); Urban land +6.6 percentage points (+7.64 km²); Forest land +1.2 percentage points (+1.36 km²).
Other local units in Bardiya district
Questions about Badhaiyatal
- What is the forest cover of Badhaiyatal?
- Forest covers about 14.1% of Badhaiyatal (16.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bardiya district average of 55.0%.
- How much of Badhaiyatal is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 11.9% (13.7 km²), +6.6 percentage points since 2017. Badhaiyatal ranks 189th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Badhaiyatal?
- Badhaiyatal is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bardiya district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 115 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.