Local unit · Bajura district · Sudur Paschim Province
Jagannath: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Jagannath, at 53.7% of its area. Forest covers 53.7% (more than the Bajura district average of 36.5%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 44.8%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 0.5%.
Area
172 km²
Local unit, Bajura district
Forest (2025)
53.7%
364th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Jagannath in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.3 | +0.2 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.3 | +0.3 | 0.5 |
| Rangeland | 43.8 | 44.8 | +1.0 | 76.9 |
| Forest land | 55.6 | 53.7 | −1.9 | 92.1 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.1 | 0.8 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.3 | 0.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Jagannath.
How Jagannath changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −1.9 percentage points (−3.29 km²); Rangeland +1.0 percentage points (+1.73 km²); Barren land +0.3 percentage points (+0.55 km²).
Other local units in Bajura district
Questions about Jagannath
- What is the forest cover of Jagannath?
- Forest covers about 53.7% of Jagannath (92.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Bajura district average of 36.5%.
- How much of Jagannath is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (0.4 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Jagannath ranks 636th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Jagannath?
- Jagannath is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bajura district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 172 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.