Local unit · Baglung district · Gandaki Province
Nisikhola: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Nisikhola, at 60.2% of its area. Forest covers 60.2% (about the same as the Baglung district average of 59.2%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 39.2%, built-up land 0.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.0%.
Area
244 km²
Local unit, Baglung district
Forest (2025)
60.2%
279th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.5%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Nisikhola in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.5 | +0.4 | 1.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 38.5 | 39.2 | +0.7 | 95.8 |
| Forest land | 61.2 | 60.2 | −1.0 | 147.1 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Nisikhola.
How Nisikhola changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −1.0 percentage points (−2.49 km²); Rangeland +0.7 percentage points (+1.74 km²); Urban land +0.4 percentage points (+0.90 km²).
Other local units in Baglung district
Questions about Nisikhola
- What is the forest cover of Nisikhola?
- Forest covers about 60.2% of Nisikhola (147 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Baglung district average of 59.2%.
- How much of Nisikhola is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.5% (1.2 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Nisikhola ranks 575th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Nisikhola?
- Nisikhola is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Baglung district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 244 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.