Local unit · Parbat district · Gandaki Province
Paiyu: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Paiyu, at 57.5% of its area. Forest covers 57.5% (about the same as the Parbat district average of 65.0%), farmland 0.9%, rangeland 39.8%, built-up land 1.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.0%.
Area
42.6 km²
Local unit, Parbat district
Forest (2025)
57.5%
314th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.4%
+0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Paiyu in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.8 | 1.4 | +0.6 | 0.6 |
| Agriculture land | 1.7 | 0.9 | −0.8 | 0.4 |
| Rangeland | 38.2 | 39.8 | +1.6 | 17.0 |
| Forest land | 58.8 | 57.5 | −1.3 | 24.5 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Paiyu.
How Paiyu changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +1.6 percentage points (+0.68 km²); Forest land −1.3 percentage points (−0.53 km²); Agriculture land −0.8 percentage points (−0.34 km²).
Other local units in Parbat district
Questions about Paiyu
- What is the forest cover of Paiyu?
- Forest covers about 57.5% of Paiyu (24.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Parbat district average of 65.0%.
- How much of Paiyu is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.4% (0.6 km²), +0.6 percentage points since 2017. Paiyu ranks 465th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Paiyu?
- Paiyu is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Parbat district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 42.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.