Local unit · Bajhang district · Sudur Paschim Province
Durgathali: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Durgathali, at 66.1% of its area. Forest covers 31.2% (more than the Bajhang district average of 23.5%), farmland 0.7%, rangeland 66.1%, built-up land 1.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.5%.
Area
61.7 km²
Local unit, Bajhang district
Forest (2025)
31.2%
527th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.4%
+1.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Durgathali in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 1.4 | +1.4 | 0.9 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.7 | +0.7 | 0.4 |
| Rangeland | 67.4 | 66.1 | −1.3 | 40.8 |
| Forest land | 31.9 | 31.2 | −0.8 | 19.2 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.1 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 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 Durgathali.
How Durgathali changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +1.4 percentage points (+0.84 km²); Rangeland −1.3 percentage points (−0.81 km²); Forest land −0.8 percentage points (−0.49 km²).
Other local units in Bajhang district
Questions about Durgathali
- What is the forest cover of Durgathali?
- Forest covers about 31.2% of Durgathali (19.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Bajhang district average of 23.5%.
- How much of Durgathali is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.4% (0.9 km²), +1.4 percentage points since 2017. Durgathali ranks 466th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Durgathali?
- Durgathali is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bajhang district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 61.7 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.