Local unit · Nawalparasi East district · Gandaki Province
Baudikali: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Baudikali, at 68.1% of its area. Forest covers 68.1% (about the same as the Nawalparasi East district average of 65.2%), farmland 2.9%, rangeland 25.9%, built-up land 1.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 1.1%.
Area
91.9 km²
Local unit, Nawalparasi East district
Forest (2025)
68.1%
158th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.7%
+1.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Baudikali in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.6 | 1.7 | +1.0 | 1.5 |
| Agriculture land | 4.3 | 2.9 | −1.4 | 2.7 |
| Rangeland | 21.5 | 25.9 | +4.4 | 23.8 |
| Forest land | 72.1 | 68.1 | −4.0 | 62.6 |
| Water | 1.2 | 1.1 | −0.1 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Baudikali.
How Baudikali changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +4.4 percentage points (+4.03 km²); Forest land −4.0 percentage points (−3.64 km²); Agriculture land −1.4 percentage points (−1.27 km²).
Other local units in Nawalparasi East district
Questions about Baudikali
- What is the forest cover of Baudikali?
- Forest covers about 68.1% of Baudikali (62.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Nawalparasi East district average of 65.2%.
- How much of Baudikali is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.7% (1.5 km²), +1.0 percentage points since 2017. Baudikali ranks 441st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Baudikali?
- Baudikali is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Nawalparasi East district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 91.9 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.