Local unit · Lamjung district · Gandaki Province
Bensishahar: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bensishahar, at 73.2% of its area. Forest covers 73.2% (more than the Lamjung district average of 59.9%), farmland 1.5%, rangeland 20.0%, built-up land 2.7%, bare land, rock and snow 1.4% and water 1.3%.
Area
128 km²
Local unit, Lamjung district
Forest (2025)
73.2%
94th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.7%
+0.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Bensishahar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.8 | 2.7 | +0.9 | 3.4 |
| Agriculture land | 5.3 | 1.5 | −3.9 | 1.9 |
| Rangeland | 15.9 | 20.0 | +4.1 | 25.5 |
| Forest land | 73.3 | 73.2 | −0.1 | 93.5 |
| Water | 1.3 | 1.3 | ±0.0 | 1.6 |
| Barren land | 2.4 | 1.4 | −1.0 | 1.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bensishahar.
How Bensishahar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +4.1 percentage points (+5.21 km²); Agriculture land −3.9 percentage points (−4.92 km²); Barren land −1.0 percentage points (−1.28 km²).
Other local units in Lamjung district
Questions about Bensishahar
- What is the forest cover of Bensishahar?
- Forest covers about 73.2% of Bensishahar (93.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Lamjung district average of 59.9%.
- How much of Bensishahar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.7% (3.4 km²), +0.9 percentage points since 2017. Bensishahar ranks 396th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bensishahar?
- Bensishahar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Lamjung district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 128 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.