Local unit · Dailekh district · Karnali Province
Narayan: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Narayan, at 52.3% of its area. Forest covers 52.3% (about the same as the Dailekh district average of 52.2%), farmland 2.7%, rangeland 38.7%, built-up land 5.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.7%.
Area
111 km²
Local unit, Dailekh district
Forest (2025)
52.3%
383rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
5.6%
+3.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Narayan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.2 | 5.6 | +3.4 | 6.2 |
| Agriculture land | 8.2 | 2.7 | −5.5 | 2.9 |
| Rangeland | 40.6 | 38.7 | −2.0 | 42.7 |
| Forest land | 48.2 | 52.3 | +4.1 | 57.8 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.7 | −0.0 | 0.7 |
| 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 Narayan.
How Narayan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −5.5 percentage points (−6.08 km²); Forest land +4.1 percentage points (+4.56 km²); Urban land +3.4 percentage points (+3.81 km²).
Other local units in Dailekh district
Questions about Narayan
- What is the forest cover of Narayan?
- Forest covers about 52.3% of Narayan (57.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dailekh district average of 52.2%.
- How much of Narayan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 5.6% (6.2 km²), +3.4 percentage points since 2017. Narayan ranks 309th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Narayan?
- Narayan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dailekh district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 111 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.