Local unit · Kailali district · Sudur Paschim Province
Bardagoriya: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Bardagoriya, at 43.4% of its area. Forest covers 41.7% (less than the Kailali district average of 60.1%), farmland 43.4%, rangeland 2.2%, built-up land 11.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.7%.
Area
77.1 km²
Local unit, Kailali district
Forest (2025)
41.7%
467th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
11.8%
+5.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Bardagoriya in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.0 | 11.8 | +5.8 | 9.1 |
| Agriculture land | 49.1 | 43.4 | −5.7 | 33.4 |
| Rangeland | 1.6 | 2.2 | +0.6 | 1.7 |
| Forest land | 42.5 | 41.7 | −0.8 | 32.2 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.7 | +0.2 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bardagoriya.
How Bardagoriya changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +5.8 percentage points (+4.48 km²); Agriculture land −5.7 percentage points (−4.39 km²); Forest land −0.8 percentage points (−0.59 km²).
Other local units in Kailali district
Questions about Bardagoriya
- What is the forest cover of Bardagoriya?
- Forest covers about 41.7% of Bardagoriya (32.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kailali district average of 60.1%.
- How much of Bardagoriya is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 11.8% (9.1 km²), +5.8 percentage points since 2017. Bardagoriya ranks 192nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bardagoriya?
- Bardagoriya is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kailali district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 77.1 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.