Local unit · Bajhang district · Sudur Paschim Province
Saipal: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Saipal, at 50.2% of its area. Forest covers 4.3% (less than the Bajhang district average of 23.5%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 50.2%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 45.3% and water 0.2%.
Area
1,465 km²
Local unit, Bajhang district
Forest (2025)
4.3%
666th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
±0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Saipal in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 46.5 | 50.2 | +3.7 | 735.8 |
| Forest land | 6.3 | 4.3 | −1.9 | 63.4 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | −0.0 | 2.3 |
| Barren land | 47.1 | 45.3 | −1.8 | 663.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Saipal (summarised at 16 m).
How Saipal changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +3.7 percentage points (+54.65 km²); Forest land −1.9 percentage points (−28.28 km²); Barren land −1.8 percentage points (−26.37 km²).
Other local units in Bajhang district
Questions about Saipal
- What is the forest cover of Saipal?
- Forest covers about 4.3% of Saipal (63.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bajhang district average of 23.5%.
- How much of Saipal is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.0 km²), ±0.0 percentage points since 2017. Saipal ranks 774th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Saipal?
- Saipal is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bajhang district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 1,465 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.