Local unit · Sindhupalchok district · Bagmati Province
Jugal: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Jugal, at 42.2% of its area. Forest covers 34.8% (less than the Sindhupalchok district average of 51.8%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 42.2%, built-up land 0.6%, bare land, rock and snow 21.9% and water 0.2%.
Area
596 km²
Local unit, Sindhupalchok district
Forest (2025)
34.8%
508th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.6%
−0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Jugal in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.8 | 0.6 | −0.3 | 3.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.9 | 0.3 | −0.6 | 1.6 |
| Rangeland | 36.5 | 42.2 | +5.7 | 251.7 |
| Forest land | 36.4 | 34.8 | −1.6 | 207.4 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 1.4 |
| Barren land | 25.2 | 21.9 | −3.3 | 130.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Jugal (summarised at 13 m).
How Jugal changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +5.7 percentage points (+34.22 km²); Barren land −3.3 percentage points (−19.61 km²); Forest land −1.6 percentage points (−9.66 km²).
Other local units in Sindhupalchok district
Questions about Jugal
- What is the forest cover of Jugal?
- Forest covers about 34.8% of Jugal (207 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sindhupalchok district average of 51.8%.
- How much of Jugal is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.6% (3.3 km²), −0.3 percentage points since 2017. Jugal ranks 558th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Jugal?
- Jugal is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sindhupalchok district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 596 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.