Local unit · Nawalparasi West district · Lumbini Province
Bardaghat: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bardaghat, at 56.8% of its area. Forest covers 56.8% (more than the Nawalparasi West district average of 32.1%), farmland 31.2%, rangeland 2.1%, built-up land 9.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
179 km²
Local unit, Nawalparasi West district
Forest (2025)
56.8%
331st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
9.8%
+3.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Bardaghat in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.4 | 9.8 | +3.4 | 17.5 |
| Agriculture land | 34.3 | 31.2 | −3.1 | 55.7 |
| Rangeland | 2.2 | 2.1 | −0.1 | 3.7 |
| Forest land | 56.9 | 56.8 | −0.1 | 101.4 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bardaghat.
How Bardaghat changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +3.4 percentage points (+6.14 km²); Agriculture land −3.1 percentage points (−5.60 km²); Forest land −0.1 percentage points (−0.20 km²).
Other local units in Nawalparasi West district
Questions about Bardaghat
- What is the forest cover of Bardaghat?
- Forest covers about 56.8% of Bardaghat (101 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Nawalparasi West district average of 32.1%.
- How much of Bardaghat is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 9.8% (17.5 km²), +3.4 percentage points since 2017. Bardaghat ranks 239th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bardaghat?
- Bardaghat is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Nawalparasi West district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 179 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.