Local unit · Kanchanpur district · Sudur Paschim Province
Beldandi: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Beldandi, at 82.9% of its area. Forest covers 2.7% (less than the Kanchanpur district average of 50.0%), farmland 82.9%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 14.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.3%.
Area
36.6 km²
Local unit, Kanchanpur district
Forest (2025)
2.7%
695th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
14.1%
+5.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Beldandi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 9.1 | 14.1 | +5.0 | 5.2 |
| Agriculture land | 87.3 | 82.9 | −4.4 | 30.4 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 3.3 | 2.7 | −0.7 | 1.0 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | ±0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Beldandi.
How Beldandi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +5.0 percentage points (+1.84 km²); Agriculture land −4.4 percentage points (−1.59 km²); Forest land −0.7 percentage points (−0.25 km²).
Other local units in Kanchanpur district
Questions about Beldandi
- What is the forest cover of Beldandi?
- Forest covers about 2.7% of Beldandi (1.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kanchanpur district average of 50.0%.
- How much of Beldandi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 14.1% (5.2 km²), +5.0 percentage points since 2017. Beldandi ranks 132nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Beldandi?
- Beldandi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kanchanpur district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 36.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.