Local unit · Udayapur district · Koshi Province
Belaka: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Belaka, at 61.1% of its area. Forest covers 61.1% (about the same as the Udayapur district average of 68.5%), farmland 15.7%, rangeland 15.3%, built-up land 3.8%, bare land, rock and snow 2.3% and water 1.8%.
Area
339 km²
Local unit, Udayapur district
Forest (2025)
61.1%
266th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.8%
+2.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Belaka in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.2 | 3.8 | +2.6 | 12.7 |
| Agriculture land | 16.7 | 15.7 | −0.9 | 53.2 |
| Rangeland | 14.3 | 15.3 | +1.0 | 51.7 |
| Forest land | 63.5 | 61.1 | −2.4 | 207.0 |
| Water | 2.0 | 1.8 | −0.2 | 6.2 |
| Barren land | 2.3 | 2.3 | −0.0 | 7.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Belaka.
How Belaka changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.6 percentage points (+8.77 km²); Forest land −2.4 percentage points (−8.13 km²); Rangeland +1.0 percentage points (+3.35 km²).
Other local units in Udayapur district
Questions about Belaka
- What is the forest cover of Belaka?
- Forest covers about 61.1% of Belaka (207 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Udayapur district average of 68.5%.
- How much of Belaka is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.8% (12.7 km²), +2.6 percentage points since 2017. Belaka ranks 357th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Belaka?
- Belaka is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Udayapur district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 339 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.