Local unit · Palpa district · Lumbini Province
Baganaskali: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Baganaskali, at 62.6% of its area. Forest covers 62.6% (about the same as the Palpa district average of 66.8%), farmland 5.9%, rangeland 26.9%, built-up land 3.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 1.3%.
Area
84.2 km²
Local unit, Palpa district
Forest (2025)
62.6%
244th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.3%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Baganaskali in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 3.3 | 3.3 | +0.0 | 2.8 |
| Agriculture land | 6.0 | 5.9 | −0.2 | 4.9 |
| Rangeland | 31.2 | 26.9 | −4.3 | 22.6 |
| Forest land | 58.1 | 62.6 | +4.5 | 52.7 |
| Water | 1.2 | 1.3 | +0.0 | 1.1 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.1 | −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 Baganaskali.
How Baganaskali changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +4.5 percentage points (+3.76 km²); Rangeland −4.3 percentage points (−3.65 km²); Agriculture land −0.2 percentage points (−0.13 km²).
Other local units in Palpa district
Questions about Baganaskali
- What is the forest cover of Baganaskali?
- Forest covers about 62.6% of Baganaskali (52.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Palpa district average of 66.8%.
- How much of Baganaskali is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.3% (2.8 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Baganaskali ranks 375th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Baganaskali?
- Baganaskali is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Palpa district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 84.2 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.