Local unit · Salyan district · Karnali Province
Sharada: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Sharada, at 59.3% of its area. Forest covers 59.3% (about the same as the Salyan district average of 64.8%), farmland 1.8%, rangeland 34.5%, built-up land 4.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
198 km²
Local unit, Salyan district
Forest (2025)
59.3%
292nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.4%
+1.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Sharada in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 3.5 | 4.4 | +1.0 | 8.8 |
| Agriculture land | 3.4 | 1.8 | −1.6 | 3.5 |
| Rangeland | 35.2 | 34.5 | −0.7 | 68.4 |
| Forest land | 58.0 | 59.3 | +1.3 | 117.4 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sharada.
How Sharada changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −1.6 percentage points (−3.17 km²); Forest land +1.3 percentage points (+2.52 km²); Urban land +1.0 percentage points (+1.96 km²).
Other local units in Salyan district
Questions about Sharada
- What is the forest cover of Sharada?
- Forest covers about 59.3% of Sharada (117 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Salyan district average of 64.8%.
- How much of Sharada is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.4% (8.8 km²), +1.0 percentage points since 2017. Sharada ranks 336th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sharada?
- Sharada is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Salyan district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 198 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.