Local unit · Dadeldhura district · Sudur Paschim Province
Bhageshwor: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bhageshwor, at 82.0% of its area. Forest covers 82.0% (about the same as the Dadeldhura district average of 74.8%), farmland 0.4%, rangeland 16.6%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.8%.
Area
233 km²
Local unit, Dadeldhura district
Forest (2025)
82.0%
25th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Bhageshwor in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.4 | 0.4 | −0.0 | 0.8 |
| Rangeland | 16.6 | 16.6 | −0.0 | 38.6 |
| Forest land | 82.3 | 82.0 | −0.3 | 190.9 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.8 | +0.2 | 1.8 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +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 Bhageshwor.
How Bhageshwor changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −0.3 percentage points (−0.70 km²); Water +0.2 percentage points (+0.44 km²); Urban land +0.2 percentage points (+0.35 km²).
Other local units in Dadeldhura district
Questions about Bhageshwor
- What is the forest cover of Bhageshwor?
- Forest covers about 82.0% of Bhageshwor (191 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dadeldhura district average of 74.8%.
- How much of Bhageshwor is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.5 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Bhageshwor ranks 654th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bhageshwor?
- Bhageshwor is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dadeldhura district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 233 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.