Local unit · Bajura district · Sudur Paschim Province
Badimalika: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Badimalika, at 49.9% of its area. Forest covers 49.9% (more than the Bajura district average of 36.5%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 48.6%, built-up land 0.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 0.2%.
Area
276 km²
Local unit, Bajura district
Forest (2025)
49.9%
407th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.8%
+0.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Badimalika in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 0.8 | +0.5 | 2.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.5 |
| Rangeland | 45.3 | 48.6 | +3.2 | 133.9 |
| Forest land | 54.0 | 49.9 | −4.1 | 137.6 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.2 | 1.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Badimalika.
How Badimalika changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −4.1 percentage points (−11.22 km²); Rangeland +3.2 percentage points (+8.91 km²); Urban land +0.5 percentage points (+1.41 km²).
Other local units in Bajura district
Questions about Badimalika
- What is the forest cover of Badimalika?
- Forest covers about 49.9% of Badimalika (138 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Bajura district average of 36.5%.
- How much of Badimalika is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.8% (2.3 km²), +0.5 percentage points since 2017. Badimalika ranks 514th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Badimalika?
- Badimalika is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bajura district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 276 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.