Local unit · Bhaktapur district · Bagmati Province
Bhaktapur: land cover and map
Urban land is the largest land cover in Bhaktapur, at 96.5% of its area. Forest covers 0.1% (less than the Bhaktapur district average of 18.7%), farmland 2.3%, rangeland 1.0%, built-up land 96.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
6.5 km²
Local unit, Bhaktapur district
Forest (2025)
0.1%
769th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
96.5%
+7.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Bhaktapur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 89.5 | 96.5 | +7.0 | 6.3 |
| Agriculture land | 5.3 | 2.3 | −3.0 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 4.9 | 1.0 | −3.9 | 0.1 |
| Forest land | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.0 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bhaktapur.
How Bhaktapur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +7.0 percentage points (+0.45 km²); Rangeland −3.9 percentage points (−0.25 km²); Agriculture land −3.0 percentage points (−0.19 km²).
Other local units in Bhaktapur district
Questions about Bhaktapur
- What is the forest cover of Bhaktapur?
- Forest covers about 0.1% of Bhaktapur (0.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bhaktapur district average of 18.7%.
- How much of Bhaktapur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 96.5% (6.3 km²), +7.0 percentage points since 2017. Bhaktapur ranks 1st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bhaktapur?
- Bhaktapur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bhaktapur district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 6.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.