Local unit · Banke district · Lumbini Province
Baijanath: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Baijanath, at 49.6% of its area. Forest covers 33.7% (less than the Banke district average of 61.0%), farmland 49.6%, rangeland 2.7%, built-up land 13.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.5%.
Area
142 km²
Local unit, Banke district
Forest (2025)
33.7%
513th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
13.2%
+9.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Baijanath in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 4.2 | 13.2 | +9.1 | 18.7 |
| Agriculture land | 56.5 | 49.6 | −6.9 | 70.2 |
| Rangeland | 7.8 | 2.7 | −5.0 | 3.9 |
| Forest land | 30.5 | 33.7 | +3.2 | 47.7 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.5 | ±0.0 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.2 | −0.4 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Baijanath.
How Baijanath changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +9.1 percentage points (+12.83 km²); Agriculture land −6.9 percentage points (−9.74 km²); Rangeland −5.0 percentage points (−7.10 km²).
Other local units in Banke district
Questions about Baijanath
- What is the forest cover of Baijanath?
- Forest covers about 33.7% of Baijanath (47.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Banke district average of 61.0%.
- How much of Baijanath is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 13.2% (18.7 km²), +9.1 percentage points since 2017. Baijanath ranks 148th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Baijanath?
- Baijanath is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Banke district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 142 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.