Local unit · Jumla district · Karnali Province
Sinja: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Sinja, at 50.6% of its area. Forest covers 50.6% (more than the Jumla district average of 33.2%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 48.8%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.3%.
Area
153 km²
Local unit, Jumla district
Forest (2025)
50.6%
398th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Sinja in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.9 | 0.2 | −0.7 | 0.3 |
| Rangeland | 47.6 | 48.8 | +1.1 | 74.7 |
| Forest land | 50.8 | 50.6 | −0.2 | 77.5 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.0 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.0 | −0.3 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sinja.
How Sinja changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +1.1 percentage points (+1.73 km²); Agriculture land −0.7 percentage points (−1.10 km²); Barren land −0.3 percentage points (−0.49 km²).
Other local units in Jumla district
Questions about Sinja
- What is the forest cover of Sinja?
- Forest covers about 50.6% of Sinja (77.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Jumla district average of 33.2%.
- How much of Sinja is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.2 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Sinja ranks 688th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sinja?
- Sinja is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jumla district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 153 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.