Local unit · Bajura district · Sudur Paschim Province
Budhinanda: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Budhinanda, at 59.3% of its area. Forest covers 36.2% (about the same as the Bajura district average of 36.5%), farmland 0.7%, rangeland 59.3%, built-up land 0.5%, bare land, rock and snow 3.2% and water 0.1%.
Area
232 km²
Local unit, Bajura district
Forest (2025)
36.2%
504th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.5%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Budhinanda in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.4 | 1.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.7 | +0.5 | 1.6 |
| Rangeland | 60.4 | 59.3 | −1.1 | 137.7 |
| Forest land | 36.6 | 36.2 | −0.4 | 84.0 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 2.5 | 3.2 | +0.7 | 7.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Budhinanda.
How Budhinanda changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −1.1 percentage points (−2.51 km²); Barren land +0.7 percentage points (+1.53 km²); Agriculture land +0.5 percentage points (+1.16 km²).
Other local units in Bajura district
Questions about Budhinanda
- What is the forest cover of Budhinanda?
- Forest covers about 36.2% of Budhinanda (84.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Bajura district average of 36.5%.
- How much of Budhinanda is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.5% (1.2 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Budhinanda ranks 564th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Budhinanda?
- Budhinanda is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bajura district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 232 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.