Local unit · Syangja district · Gandaki Province
Aandhikhola: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Aandhikhola, at 59.5% of its area. Forest covers 59.5% (about the same as the Syangja district average of 62.2%), farmland 1.1%, rangeland 37.7%, built-up land 0.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.7% and water 0.0%.
Area
69.6 km²
Local unit, Syangja district
Forest (2025)
59.5%
288th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.9%
+0.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Aandhikhola in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.4 | 0.9 | +0.5 | 0.6 |
| Agriculture land | 1.5 | 1.1 | −0.4 | 0.8 |
| Rangeland | 35.0 | 37.7 | +2.8 | 26.3 |
| Forest land | 62.1 | 59.5 | −2.6 | 41.4 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 1.0 | 0.7 | −0.3 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Aandhikhola.
How Aandhikhola changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.8 percentage points (+1.92 km²); Forest land −2.6 percentage points (−1.77 km²); Urban land +0.5 percentage points (+0.34 km²).
Other local units in Syangja district
Questions about Aandhikhola
- What is the forest cover of Aandhikhola?
- Forest covers about 59.5% of Aandhikhola (41.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Syangja district average of 62.2%.
- How much of Aandhikhola is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.9% (0.6 km²), +0.5 percentage points since 2017. Aandhikhola ranks 511th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Aandhikhola?
- Aandhikhola is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Syangja district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 69.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.