Local unit · Tanahu district · Gandaki Province
Bhanu: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bhanu, at 61.2% of its area. Forest covers 61.2% (about the same as the Tanahu district average of 71.9%), farmland 12.1%, rangeland 21.9%, built-up land 4.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.6%.
Area
184 km²
Local unit, Tanahu district
Forest (2025)
61.2%
264th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.0%
+2.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Bhanu in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 | 7.3 |
| Agriculture land | 16.9 | 12.1 | −4.9 | 22.2 |
| Rangeland | 18.1 | 21.9 | +3.8 | 40.4 |
| Forest land | 61.8 | 61.2 | −0.7 | 112.7 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.6 | ±0.0 | 1.2 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.3 | −0.3 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bhanu.
How Bhanu changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −4.9 percentage points (−8.94 km²); Rangeland +3.8 percentage points (+7.06 km²); Urban land +2.0 percentage points (+3.65 km²).
Other local units in Tanahu district
Questions about Bhanu
- What is the forest cover of Bhanu?
- Forest covers about 61.2% of Bhanu (113 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Tanahu district average of 71.9%.
- How much of Bhanu is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.0% (7.3 km²), +2.0 percentage points since 2017. Bhanu ranks 350th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bhanu?
- Bhanu is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Tanahu district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 184 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.