Local unit · Baitadi district · Sudur Paschim Province
Dilasaini: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Dilasaini, at 57.0% of its area. Forest covers 57.0% (about the same as the Baitadi district average of 52.7%), farmland 0.4%, rangeland 41.5%, built-up land 0.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.6%.
Area
125 km²
Local unit, Baitadi district
Forest (2025)
57.0%
327th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.5%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Dilasaini in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.3 | 0.6 |
| Agriculture land | 0.4 | 0.4 | ±0.0 | 0.5 |
| Rangeland | 46.8 | 41.5 | −5.3 | 51.9 |
| Forest land | 51.8 | 57.0 | +5.1 | 71.2 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.6 | −0.0 | 0.8 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Dilasaini.
How Dilasaini changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −5.3 percentage points (−6.65 km²); Forest land +5.1 percentage points (+6.39 km²); Urban land +0.3 percentage points (+0.38 km²).
Other local units in Baitadi district
Questions about Dilasaini
- What is the forest cover of Dilasaini?
- Forest covers about 57.0% of Dilasaini (71.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Baitadi district average of 52.7%.
- How much of Dilasaini is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.5% (0.6 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Dilasaini ranks 583rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dilasaini?
- Dilasaini is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Baitadi district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 125 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.