Local unit · Jajarkot district · Karnali Province
Shivalaya: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Shivalaya, at 52.4% of its area. Forest covers 52.4% (about the same as the Jajarkot district average of 46.9%), farmland 0.9%, rangeland 46.0%, built-up land 0.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.2%.
Area
134 km²
Local unit, Jajarkot district
Forest (2025)
52.4%
382nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.5%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Shivalaya in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.5 | +0.4 | 0.6 |
| Agriculture land | 1.8 | 0.9 | −0.8 | 1.2 |
| Rangeland | 43.5 | 46.0 | +2.5 | 61.7 |
| Forest land | 54.5 | 52.4 | −2.0 | 70.3 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
| 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 Shivalaya.
How Shivalaya changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.5 percentage points (+3.36 km²); Forest land −2.0 percentage points (−2.75 km²); Agriculture land −0.8 percentage points (−1.13 km²).
Other local units in Jajarkot district
Questions about Shivalaya
- What is the forest cover of Shivalaya?
- Forest covers about 52.4% of Shivalaya (70.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Jajarkot district average of 46.9%.
- How much of Shivalaya is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.5% (0.6 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Shivalaya ranks 578th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Shivalaya?
- Shivalaya is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jajarkot district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 134 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.