Local unit · Jajarkot district · Karnali Province
Nalgad: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Nalgad, at 56.5% of its area. Forest covers 40.8% (about the same as the Jajarkot district average of 46.9%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 56.5%, built-up land 0.5%, bare land, rock and snow 1.5% and water 0.6%.
Area
387 km²
Local unit, Jajarkot district
Forest (2025)
40.8%
479th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.5%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Nalgad in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.5 | +0.4 | 1.9 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.2 |
| Rangeland | 54.0 | 56.5 | +2.5 | 218.9 |
| Forest land | 43.6 | 40.8 | −2.8 | 158.2 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.6 | ±0.0 | 2.3 |
| Barren land | 1.6 | 1.5 | −0.1 | 5.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Nalgad (summarised at 11 m).
How Nalgad changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −2.8 percentage points (−10.81 km²); Rangeland +2.5 percentage points (+9.72 km²); Urban land +0.4 percentage points (+1.70 km²).
Other local units in Jajarkot district
Questions about Nalgad
- What is the forest cover of Nalgad?
- Forest covers about 40.8% of Nalgad (158 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Jajarkot district average of 46.9%.
- How much of Nalgad is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.5% (1.9 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Nalgad ranks 572nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Nalgad?
- Nalgad is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jajarkot district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 387 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.