Local unit · Dolakha district · Bagmati Province
Bigu: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Bigu, at 51.2% of its area. Forest covers 32.4% (less than the Dolakha district average of 43.0%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 51.2%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 16.0% and water 0.2%.
Area
613 km²
Local unit, Dolakha district
Forest (2025)
32.4%
521st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Bigu in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 1.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.4 | 0.1 | −0.3 | 0.7 |
| Rangeland | 46.6 | 51.2 | +4.6 | 313.3 |
| Forest land | 33.5 | 32.4 | −1.2 | 198.3 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 1.3 |
| Barren land | 19.1 | 16.0 | −3.1 | 97.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bigu (summarised at 14 m).
How Bigu changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +4.6 percentage points (+28.12 km²); Barren land −3.1 percentage points (−19.17 km²); Forest land −1.2 percentage points (−7.11 km²).
Other local units in Dolakha district
Questions about Bigu
- What is the forest cover of Bigu?
- Forest covers about 32.4% of Bigu (198 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dolakha district average of 43.0%.
- How much of Bigu is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (1.1 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Bigu ranks 662nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bigu?
- Bigu is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dolakha district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 613 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.