Local unit · Rukum West district · Karnali Province
Banphikot: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Banphikot, at 48.3% of its area. Forest covers 48.2% (about the same as the Rukum West district average of 47.5%), farmland 0.5%, rangeland 48.3%, built-up land 2.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.7%.
Area
190 km²
Local unit, Rukum West district
Forest (2025)
48.2%
423rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.2%
+1.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Banphikot in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.5 | 2.2 | +1.7 | 4.2 |
| Agriculture land | 2.3 | 0.5 | −1.7 | 1.0 |
| Rangeland | 47.9 | 48.3 | +0.4 | 91.8 |
| Forest land | 48.6 | 48.2 | −0.4 | 91.8 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.7 | +0.1 | 1.4 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.1 | −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 Banphikot.
How Banphikot changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −1.7 percentage points (−3.27 km²); Urban land +1.7 percentage points (+3.25 km²); Forest land −0.4 percentage points (−0.69 km²).
Other local units in Rukum West district
Questions about Banphikot
- What is the forest cover of Banphikot?
- Forest covers about 48.2% of Banphikot (91.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Rukum West district average of 47.5%.
- How much of Banphikot is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.2% (4.2 km²), +1.7 percentage points since 2017. Banphikot ranks 416th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Banphikot?
- Banphikot is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rukum West district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 190 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.