Local unit · Nuwakot district · Bagmati Province
Belkotgadhi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Belkotgadhi, at 52.7% of its area. Forest covers 52.7% (about the same as the Nuwakot district average of 60.6%), farmland 7.0%, rangeland 28.6%, built-up land 10.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 1.1%.
Area
156 km²
Local unit, Nuwakot district
Forest (2025)
52.7%
379th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
10.5%
+5.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Belkotgadhi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 5.3 | 10.5 | +5.2 | 16.4 |
| Agriculture land | 7.0 | 7.0 | −0.1 | 10.9 |
| Rangeland | 36.0 | 28.6 | −7.3 | 44.5 |
| Forest land | 50.4 | 52.7 | +2.3 | 81.9 |
| Water | 1.2 | 1.1 | −0.1 | 1.7 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Belkotgadhi.
How Belkotgadhi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −7.3 percentage points (−11.42 km²); Urban land +5.2 percentage points (+8.12 km²); Forest land +2.3 percentage points (+3.59 km²).
Other local units in Nuwakot district
Questions about Belkotgadhi
- What is the forest cover of Belkotgadhi?
- Forest covers about 52.7% of Belkotgadhi (81.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Nuwakot district average of 60.6%.
- How much of Belkotgadhi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 10.5% (16.4 km²), +5.2 percentage points since 2017. Belkotgadhi ranks 226th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Belkotgadhi?
- Belkotgadhi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Nuwakot district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 156 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.