Local unit · Salyan district · Karnali Province
Bagachour: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bagachour, at 56.0% of its area. Forest covers 56.0% (about the same as the Salyan district average of 64.8%), farmland 0.9%, rangeland 38.3%, built-up land 4.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
163 km²
Local unit, Salyan district
Forest (2025)
56.0%
344th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.9%
+3.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Bagachour in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.1 | 4.9 | +3.7 | 7.9 |
| Agriculture land | 4.5 | 0.9 | −3.6 | 1.4 |
| Rangeland | 40.9 | 38.3 | −2.6 | 62.5 |
| Forest land | 53.5 | 56.0 | +2.5 | 91.3 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bagachour.
How Bagachour changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +3.7 percentage points (+6.08 km²); Agriculture land −3.6 percentage points (−5.87 km²); Rangeland −2.6 percentage points (−4.29 km²).
Other local units in Salyan district
Questions about Bagachour
- What is the forest cover of Bagachour?
- Forest covers about 56.0% of Bagachour (91.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Salyan district average of 64.8%.
- How much of Bagachour is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.9% (7.9 km²), +3.7 percentage points since 2017. Bagachour ranks 325th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bagachour?
- Bagachour is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Salyan district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 163 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.