Local unit · Bardiya district · Lumbini Province
Bansgadhi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bansgadhi, at 55.4% of its area. Forest covers 55.4% (about the same as the Bardiya district average of 55.0%), farmland 30.8%, rangeland 4.6%, built-up land 8.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.7%.
Area
206 km²
Local unit, Bardiya district
Forest (2025)
55.4%
349th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
8.2%
+4.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Bansgadhi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 3.8 | 8.2 | +4.4 | 16.9 |
| Agriculture land | 34.9 | 30.8 | −4.1 | 63.4 |
| Rangeland | 5.1 | 4.6 | −0.4 | 9.5 |
| Forest land | 54.8 | 55.4 | +0.6 | 114.0 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.7 | +0.0 | 1.4 |
| Barren land | 0.8 | 0.3 | −0.5 | 0.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bansgadhi.
How Bansgadhi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.4 percentage points (+9.12 km²); Agriculture land −4.1 percentage points (−8.33 km²); Forest land +0.6 percentage points (+1.19 km²).
Other local units in Bardiya district
Questions about Bansgadhi
- What is the forest cover of Bansgadhi?
- Forest covers about 55.4% of Bansgadhi (114 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Bardiya district average of 55.0%.
- How much of Bansgadhi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 8.2% (16.9 km²), +4.4 percentage points since 2017. Bansgadhi ranks 268th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bansgadhi?
- Bansgadhi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bardiya district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 206 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.