Local unit · Jajarkot district · Karnali Province
Bheri Malika: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bheri Malika, at 56.9% of its area. Forest covers 56.9% (more than the Jajarkot district average of 46.9%), farmland 2.9%, rangeland 35.7%, built-up land 2.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.7% and water 1.3%.
Area
220 km²
Local unit, Jajarkot district
Forest (2025)
56.9%
330th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.6%
+2.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Bheri Malika in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.6 | 2.6 | +2.0 | 5.6 |
| Agriculture land | 5.1 | 2.9 | −2.1 | 6.5 |
| Rangeland | 39.6 | 35.7 | −3.9 | 78.4 |
| Forest land | 52.7 | 56.9 | +4.2 | 124.8 |
| Water | 1.3 | 1.3 | +0.0 | 2.9 |
| Barren land | 0.8 | 0.7 | −0.1 | 1.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bheri Malika.
How Bheri Malika changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +4.2 percentage points (+9.16 km²); Rangeland −3.9 percentage points (−8.63 km²); Agriculture land −2.1 percentage points (−4.66 km²).
Other local units in Jajarkot district
Questions about Bheri Malika
- What is the forest cover of Bheri Malika?
- Forest covers about 56.9% of Bheri Malika (125 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Jajarkot district average of 46.9%.
- How much of Bheri Malika is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.6% (5.6 km²), +2.0 percentage points since 2017. Bheri Malika ranks 399th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bheri Malika?
- Bheri Malika is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jajarkot district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 220 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.