Local unit · Dailekh district · Karnali Province
Bhagawatimai: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bhagawatimai, at 57.2% of its area. Forest covers 57.2% (about the same as the Dailekh district average of 52.2%), farmland 1.3%, rangeland 41.1%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
151 km²
Local unit, Dailekh district
Forest (2025)
57.2%
322nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Bhagawatimai in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.3 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture land | 2.6 | 1.3 | −1.3 | 2.0 |
| Rangeland | 40.6 | 41.1 | +0.5 | 62.2 |
| Forest land | 56.7 | 57.2 | +0.6 | 86.7 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| 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 Bhagawatimai.
How Bhagawatimai changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −1.3 percentage points (−1.92 km²); Forest land +0.6 percentage points (+0.85 km²); Rangeland +0.5 percentage points (+0.70 km²).
Other local units in Dailekh district
Questions about Bhagawatimai
- What is the forest cover of Bhagawatimai?
- Forest covers about 57.2% of Bhagawatimai (86.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dailekh district average of 52.2%.
- How much of Bhagawatimai is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (0.5 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Bhagawatimai ranks 609th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bhagawatimai?
- Bhagawatimai is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dailekh district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 151 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.