Local unit · Myagdi district · Gandaki Province
Beni: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Beni, at 51.9% of its area. Forest covers 51.9% (more than the Myagdi district average of 35.1%), farmland 1.4%, rangeland 36.3%, built-up land 2.8%, bare land, rock and snow 6.2% and water 1.5%.
Area
76.6 km²
Local unit, Myagdi district
Forest (2025)
51.9%
387th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.8%
+1.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Beni in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.7 | 2.8 | +1.2 | 2.2 |
| Agriculture land | 2.4 | 1.4 | −1.0 | 1.0 |
| Rangeland | 35.0 | 36.3 | +1.3 | 27.8 |
| Forest land | 52.8 | 51.9 | −0.9 | 39.7 |
| Water | 1.7 | 1.5 | −0.2 | 1.1 |
| Barren land | 6.5 | 6.2 | −0.3 | 4.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Beni.
How Beni changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +1.3 percentage points (+1.02 km²); Urban land +1.2 percentage points (+0.88 km²); Agriculture land −1.0 percentage points (−0.79 km²).
Other local units in Myagdi district
Questions about Beni
- What is the forest cover of Beni?
- Forest covers about 51.9% of Beni (39.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Myagdi district average of 35.1%.
- How much of Beni is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.8% (2.2 km²), +1.2 percentage points since 2017. Beni ranks 390th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Beni?
- Beni is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Myagdi district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 76.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.