Local unit · Makwanpur district · Bagmati Province
Bakaiya: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bakaiya, at 81.7% of its area. Forest covers 81.7% (about the same as the Makwanpur district average of 74.0%), farmland 7.3%, rangeland 9.5%, built-up land 1.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.3%.
Area
394 km²
Local unit, Makwanpur district
Forest (2025)
81.7%
27th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.0%
+0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Bakaiya in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.4 | 1.0 | +0.6 | 3.9 |
| Agriculture land | 7.2 | 7.3 | +0.1 | 28.7 |
| Rangeland | 6.3 | 9.5 | +3.2 | 37.2 |
| Forest land | 85.1 | 81.7 | −3.5 | 321.5 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | ±0.0 | 1.2 |
| Barren land | 0.7 | 0.3 | −0.4 | 1.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bakaiya.
How Bakaiya changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −3.5 percentage points (−13.62 km²); Rangeland +3.2 percentage points (+12.40 km²); Urban land +0.6 percentage points (+2.32 km²).
Other local units in Makwanpur district
Questions about Bakaiya
- What is the forest cover of Bakaiya?
- Forest covers about 81.7% of Bakaiya (321 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Makwanpur district average of 74.0%.
- How much of Bakaiya is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.0% (3.9 km²), +0.6 percentage points since 2017. Bakaiya ranks 503rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bakaiya?
- Bakaiya is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Makwanpur district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 394 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.