Local unit · Syangja district · Gandaki Province
Putalibazar: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Putalibazar, at 70.3% of its area. Forest covers 70.3% (about the same as the Syangja district average of 62.2%), farmland 3.2%, rangeland 22.6%, built-up land 2.2%, bare land, rock and snow 1.3% and water 0.5%.
Area
147 km²
Local unit, Syangja district
Forest (2025)
70.3%
126th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.2%
+1.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Putalibazar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.2 | 2.2 | +1.0 | 3.2 |
| Agriculture land | 3.2 | 3.2 | −0.0 | 4.8 |
| Rangeland | 25.3 | 22.6 | −2.8 | 33.2 |
| Forest land | 68.5 | 70.3 | +1.8 | 103.5 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.5 | −0.0 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 1.3 | 1.3 | ±0.0 | 1.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Putalibazar.
How Putalibazar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −2.8 percentage points (−4.09 km²); Forest land +1.8 percentage points (+2.66 km²); Urban land +1.0 percentage points (+1.49 km²).
Other local units in Syangja district
Questions about Putalibazar
- What is the forest cover of Putalibazar?
- Forest covers about 70.3% of Putalibazar (103 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Syangja district average of 62.2%.
- How much of Putalibazar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.2% (3.2 km²), +1.0 percentage points since 2017. Putalibazar ranks 419th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Putalibazar?
- Putalibazar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Syangja district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 147 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.