Local unit · Baitadi district · Sudur Paschim Province
Puchaundi: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Puchaundi, at 51.0% of its area. Forest covers 47.7% (about the same as the Baitadi district average of 52.7%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 51.0%, built-up land 0.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.1%.
Area
198 km²
Local unit, Baitadi district
Forest (2025)
47.7%
428th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.7%
+0.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Puchaundi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.7 | +0.5 | 1.4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 0.7 |
| Rangeland | 53.7 | 51.0 | −2.7 | 101.0 |
| Forest land | 45.4 | 47.7 | +2.3 | 94.5 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Puchaundi.
How Puchaundi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −2.7 percentage points (−5.43 km²); Forest land +2.3 percentage points (+4.52 km²); Urban land +0.5 percentage points (+1.09 km²).
Other local units in Baitadi district
Questions about Puchaundi
- What is the forest cover of Puchaundi?
- Forest covers about 47.7% of Puchaundi (94.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Baitadi district average of 52.7%.
- How much of Puchaundi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.7% (1.4 km²), +0.5 percentage points since 2017. Puchaundi ranks 536th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Puchaundi?
- Puchaundi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Baitadi district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 198 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.