Local unit · Lalitpur district · Bagmati Province
Bagmati: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bagmati, at 61.3% of its area. Forest covers 61.3% (more than the Lalitpur district average of 52.0%), farmland 0.5%, rangeland 36.7%, built-up land 1.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.2%.
Area
112 km²
Local unit, Lalitpur district
Forest (2025)
61.3%
261st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.0%
−0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Bagmati in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.6 | 1.0 | −0.6 | 1.1 |
| Agriculture land | 1.0 | 0.5 | −0.5 | 0.5 |
| Rangeland | 32.2 | 36.7 | +4.5 | 40.9 |
| Forest land | 65.0 | 61.3 | −3.7 | 68.4 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.0 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.3 | +0.3 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bagmati.
How Bagmati changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +4.5 percentage points (+5.01 km²); Forest land −3.7 percentage points (−4.08 km²); Urban land −0.6 percentage points (−0.65 km²).
Other local units in Lalitpur district
Questions about Bagmati
- What is the forest cover of Bagmati?
- Forest covers about 61.3% of Bagmati (68.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Lalitpur district average of 52.0%.
- How much of Bagmati is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.0% (1.1 km²), −0.6 percentage points since 2017. Bagmati ranks 504th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bagmati?
- Bagmati is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Lalitpur district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 112 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.