Local unit · Achham district · Sudur Paschim Province
Bannigadhi Jayagadh: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Bannigadhi Jayagadh, at 52.2% of its area. Forest covers 46.5% (less than the Achham district average of 55.6%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 52.2%, built-up land 1.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
58.2 km²
Local unit, Achham district
Forest (2025)
46.5%
433rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.2%
+0.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Bannigadhi Jayagadh in 2025
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| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 1.2 | +0.9 | 0.7 |
| Agriculture land | 2.9 | 0.0 | −2.9 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 55.4 | 52.2 | −3.2 | 30.4 |
| Forest land | 41.3 | 46.5 | +5.1 | 27.0 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| 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 Bannigadhi Jayagadh.
How Bannigadhi Jayagadh changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +5.1 percentage points (+3.00 km²); Rangeland −3.2 percentage points (−1.87 km²); Agriculture land −2.9 percentage points (−1.66 km²).
Other local units in Achham district
Questions about Bannigadhi Jayagadh
- What is the forest cover of Bannigadhi Jayagadh?
- Forest covers about 46.5% of Bannigadhi Jayagadh (27.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Achham district average of 55.6%.
- How much of Bannigadhi Jayagadh is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.2% (0.7 km²), +0.9 percentage points since 2017. Bannigadhi Jayagadh ranks 489th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bannigadhi Jayagadh?
- Bannigadhi Jayagadh is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Achham district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 58.2 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.