Local unit · Baitadi district · Sudur Paschim Province
Melauli: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Melauli, at 51.9% of its area. Forest covers 47.4% (about the same as the Baitadi district average of 52.7%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 51.9%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.2%.
Area
119 km²
Local unit, Baitadi district
Forest (2025)
47.4%
431st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Melauli in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.2 | +0.2 | 0.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 | 0.3 |
| Rangeland | 57.7 | 51.9 | −5.8 | 62.0 |
| Forest land | 42.0 | 47.4 | +5.5 | 56.6 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Melauli.
How Melauli changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −5.8 percentage points (−6.94 km²); Forest land +5.5 percentage points (+6.52 km²); Urban land +0.2 percentage points (+0.18 km²).
Other local units in Baitadi district
Questions about Melauli
- What is the forest cover of Melauli?
- Forest covers about 47.4% of Melauli (56.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Baitadi district average of 52.7%.
- How much of Melauli is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.2 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Melauli ranks 667th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Melauli?
- Melauli is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Baitadi district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 119 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.