Local unit · Tanahu district · Gandaki Province
Bandipur: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bandipur, at 70.1% of its area. Forest covers 70.1% (about the same as the Tanahu district average of 71.9%), farmland 4.9%, rangeland 20.6%, built-up land 3.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.9%.
Area
102 km²
Local unit, Tanahu district
Forest (2025)
70.1%
129th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.3%
+0.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Bandipur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.4 | 3.3 | +0.9 | 3.3 |
| Agriculture land | 5.6 | 4.9 | −0.7 | 5.0 |
| Rangeland | 16.2 | 20.6 | +4.5 | 20.9 |
| Forest land | 74.7 | 70.1 | −4.6 | 71.2 |
| Water | 0.9 | 0.9 | +0.0 | 0.9 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bandipur.
How Bandipur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −4.6 percentage points (−4.67 km²); Rangeland +4.5 percentage points (+4.54 km²); Urban land +0.9 percentage points (+0.88 km²).
Other local units in Tanahu district
Questions about Bandipur
- What is the forest cover of Bandipur?
- Forest covers about 70.1% of Bandipur (71.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Tanahu district average of 71.9%.
- How much of Bandipur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.3% (3.3 km²), +0.9 percentage points since 2017. Bandipur ranks 376th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bandipur?
- Bandipur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Tanahu district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 102 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.