Local unit · Bajhang district · Sudur Paschim Province
Bungal: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Bungal, at 69.0% of its area. Forest covers 24.0% (about the same as the Bajhang district average of 23.5%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 69.0%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 6.5% and water 0.1%.
Area
447 km²
Local unit, Bajhang district
Forest (2025)
24.0%
554th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Bungal in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.4 | +0.3 | 1.6 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 67.9 | 69.0 | +1.1 | 308.4 |
| Forest land | 26.0 | 24.0 | −2.0 | 107.3 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 5.9 | 6.5 | +0.6 | 28.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bungal.
How Bungal changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −2.0 percentage points (−8.93 km²); Rangeland +1.1 percentage points (+5.09 km²); Barren land +0.6 percentage points (+2.72 km²).
Other local units in Bajhang district
Questions about Bungal
- What is the forest cover of Bungal?
- Forest covers about 24.0% of Bungal (107 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Bajhang district average of 23.5%.
- How much of Bungal is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (1.6 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Bungal ranks 606th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bungal?
- Bungal is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bajhang district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 447 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.