Local unit · Sindhupalchok district · Bagmati Province
Bahrabise: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bahrabise, at 55.2% of its area. Forest covers 55.2% (about the same as the Sindhupalchok district average of 51.8%), farmland 2.5%, rangeland 35.5%, built-up land 6.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.6%.
Area
135 km²
Local unit, Sindhupalchok district
Forest (2025)
55.2%
351st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
6.1%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Bahrabise in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.1 | 6.1 | +0.0 | 8.3 |
| Agriculture land | 3.7 | 2.5 | −1.2 | 3.4 |
| Rangeland | 31.7 | 35.5 | +3.7 | 47.8 |
| Forest land | 57.4 | 55.2 | −2.2 | 74.4 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.6 | +0.1 | 0.8 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.1 | −0.4 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bahrabise.
How Bahrabise changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +3.7 percentage points (+5.02 km²); Forest land −2.2 percentage points (−2.96 km²); Agriculture land −1.2 percentage points (−1.59 km²).
Other local units in Sindhupalchok district
Questions about Bahrabise
- What is the forest cover of Bahrabise?
- Forest covers about 55.2% of Bahrabise (74.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Sindhupalchok district average of 51.8%.
- How much of Bahrabise is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 6.1% (8.3 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Bahrabise ranks 302nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bahrabise?
- Bahrabise is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sindhupalchok district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 135 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.