Local unit · Dhading district · Bagmati Province
Benighat Rorang: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Benighat Rorang, at 68.8% of its area. Forest covers 68.8% (more than the Dhading district average of 59.1%), farmland 0.4%, rangeland 28.0%, built-up land 2.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.8%.
Area
207 km²
Local unit, Dhading district
Forest (2025)
68.8%
144th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.0%
+0.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Benighat Rorang in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.2 | 2.0 | +0.9 | 4.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.8 | 0.4 | −0.4 | 0.7 |
| Rangeland | 23.5 | 28.0 | +4.6 | 57.8 |
| Forest land | 73.8 | 68.8 | −5.0 | 142.0 |
| Water | 0.8 | 0.8 | +0.0 | 1.7 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Benighat Rorang.
How Benighat Rorang changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −5.0 percentage points (−10.41 km²); Rangeland +4.6 percentage points (+9.40 km²); Urban land +0.9 percentage points (+1.80 km²).
Other local units in Dhading district
Questions about Benighat Rorang
- What is the forest cover of Benighat Rorang?
- Forest covers about 68.8% of Benighat Rorang (142 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Dhading district average of 59.1%.
- How much of Benighat Rorang is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.0% (4.2 km²), +0.9 percentage points since 2017. Benighat Rorang ranks 421st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Benighat Rorang?
- Benighat Rorang is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhading district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 207 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.