Local unit · Kanchanpur district · Sudur Paschim Province
Bedkot: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bedkot, at 56.5% of its area. Forest covers 56.5% (about the same as the Kanchanpur district average of 50.0%), farmland 29.6%, rangeland 3.3%, built-up land 10.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.4%.
Area
159 km²
Local unit, Kanchanpur district
Forest (2025)
56.5%
339th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
10.0%
+6.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Bedkot in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 3.8 | 10.0 | +6.3 | 16.0 |
| Agriculture land | 35.3 | 29.6 | −5.7 | 47.2 |
| Rangeland | 1.9 | 3.3 | +1.5 | 5.3 |
| Forest land | 58.5 | 56.5 | −2.1 | 90.0 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.2 | 0.7 |
| 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 Bedkot.
How Bedkot changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +6.3 percentage points (+9.98 km²); Agriculture land −5.7 percentage points (−9.13 km²); Forest land −2.1 percentage points (−3.33 km²).
Other local units in Kanchanpur district
Questions about Bedkot
- What is the forest cover of Bedkot?
- Forest covers about 56.5% of Bedkot (90.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Kanchanpur district average of 50.0%.
- How much of Bedkot is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 10.0% (16.0 km²), +6.3 percentage points since 2017. Bedkot ranks 234th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bedkot?
- Bedkot is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kanchanpur district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 159 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.