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Bhojpur District: land cover, map and municipalities
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bhojpur District, at 68.9% of its area. Forest covers 68.9% (more than the national 41.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 30.7%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 0.0%.
Land cover of Bhojpur District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | 0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 | 0 |
| Rangeland | 30.7 | 8.6–52.8 | 467 |
| Forest land | 68.9 | 46.8–91.1 | 1,050 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0–0.1 | 0 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.0–1.3 | 6 |
Latest high-resolution imagery (captured 2011–2026, median 2025-11). Estimated from 10 randomly placed 1.2 km sample windows classified by the Nepal-adapted U-Net; intervals are 95% confidence. How it works.
Bhojpur District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: forest land +1.3 points, rangeland −0.6 points, barren land −0.5 points.
Coloured lines: the U-Net on each year's Sentinel-2 cloudless mosaic, with 95% intervals. Grey: the independent 10 m Impact Observatory map at the same sites. Differences of a few points between years can come from how each year's mosaic was processed, and the 2016 and 2018 mosaics are read less reliably (too little built-up land, too much bare land and water); compare from 2019 on.
Municipalities and rural municipalities of Bhojpur District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aamchowk | 184 | 73.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Arun | 154 | 61.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Bhojpur | 159 | 66.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| Hatuwagadhi | 142 | 60.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Pauwa Dunma | 119 | 47.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Ramprasad Rai | 158 | 70.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Salpa Silichho | 193 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Shadananda | 241 | 79.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Temkemaiyum | 173 | 66.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Bhojpur District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Bhojpur District: about 197 a year on average, most in 2021 (429).
Questions about Bhojpur District
- What is the forest cover of Bhojpur District?
- About 68.9% of Bhojpur District is forest (95% interval 46.8–91.1%), roughly 1,050 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 10 sample sites. That ranks 11th of 77 districts.
- How much of Bhojpur District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 0.0% (0.0 km²). Bhojpur District ranks 71st of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Bhojpur District?
- Bhojpur District covers 1,524 km² and has 9 local units (municipalities and rural municipalities).
Source: Nepal-adapted U-Net (Khadka & Pradhan 2026) on Esri and EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless imagery; Impact Observatory/Esri 10 m land cover; boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.