Local unit · Bajura district · Sudur Paschim Province
Budhiganga: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Budhiganga, at 57.5% of its area. Forest covers 32.3% (about the same as the Bajura district average of 36.5%), farmland 6.5%, rangeland 57.5%, built-up land 2.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.8% and water 0.8%.
Area
59.1 km²
Local unit, Bajura district
Forest (2025)
32.3%
522nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.2%
+1.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Budhiganga in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.7 | 2.2 | +1.5 | 1.3 |
| Agriculture land | 9.6 | 6.5 | −3.1 | 3.9 |
| Rangeland | 62.1 | 57.5 | −4.6 | 34.0 |
| Forest land | 26.3 | 32.3 | +6.0 | 19.1 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.8 | +0.3 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 0.8 | 0.8 | ±0.0 | 0.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Budhiganga.
How Budhiganga changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +6.0 percentage points (+3.52 km²); Rangeland −4.6 percentage points (−2.74 km²); Agriculture land −3.1 percentage points (−1.84 km²).
Other local units in Bajura district
Questions about Budhiganga
- What is the forest cover of Budhiganga?
- Forest covers about 32.3% of Budhiganga (19.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Bajura district average of 36.5%.
- How much of Budhiganga is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.2% (1.3 km²), +1.5 percentage points since 2017. Budhiganga ranks 418th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Budhiganga?
- Budhiganga is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bajura district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 59.1 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.