Local unit · Baitadi district · Sudur Paschim Province
Shivanath: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Shivanath, at 57.0% of its area. Forest covers 41.7% (less than the Baitadi district average of 52.7%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 57.0%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 1.2%.
Area
81.4 km²
Local unit, Baitadi district
Forest (2025)
41.7%
469th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Shivanath 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 | 0.5 | 0.1 | −0.4 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 60.4 | 57.0 | −3.4 | 46.4 |
| Forest land | 38.2 | 41.7 | +3.5 | 33.9 |
| Water | 0.9 | 1.2 | +0.4 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 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 Shivanath.
How Shivanath changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +3.5 percentage points (+2.82 km²); Rangeland −3.4 percentage points (−2.75 km²); Agriculture land −0.4 percentage points (−0.34 km²).
Other local units in Baitadi district
Questions about Shivanath
- What is the forest cover of Shivanath?
- Forest covers about 41.7% of Shivanath (33.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Baitadi district average of 52.7%.
- How much of Shivanath is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.0 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Shivanath ranks 745th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Shivanath?
- Shivanath is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Baitadi district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 81.4 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.