Local unit · Bajhang district · Sudur Paschim Province
Talkot: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Talkot, at 56.1% of its area. Forest covers 40.4% (more than the Bajhang district average of 23.5%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 56.1%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 2.9% and water 0.3%.
Area
335 km²
Local unit, Bajhang district
Forest (2025)
40.4%
482nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Talkot in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.2 | 0.9 |
| Rangeland | 50.9 | 56.1 | +5.3 | 188.0 |
| Forest land | 46.3 | 40.4 | −5.9 | 135.1 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 0.8 |
| Barren land | 2.5 | 2.9 | +0.4 | 9.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Talkot.
How Talkot changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −5.9 percentage points (−19.82 km²); Rangeland +5.3 percentage points (+17.64 km²); Barren land +0.4 percentage points (+1.27 km²).
Other local units in Bajhang district
Questions about Talkot
- What is the forest cover of Talkot?
- Forest covers about 40.4% of Talkot (135 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Bajhang district average of 23.5%.
- How much of Talkot is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.4 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Talkot ranks 690th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Talkot?
- Talkot is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bajhang district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 335 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.