Local unit · Chitawan district · Bagmati Province
Bharatpur: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bharatpur, at 38.0% of its area. Forest covers 38.0% (less than the Chitawan district average of 65.1%), farmland 33.5%, rangeland 2.6%, built-up land 23.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 2.4%.
Area
433 km²
Local unit, Chitawan district
Forest (2025)
38.0%
496th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
23.1%
+6.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Bharatpur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 16.7 | 23.1 | +6.4 | 100.2 |
| Agriculture land | 39.4 | 33.5 | −6.0 | 144.9 |
| Rangeland | 1.8 | 2.6 | +0.8 | 11.1 |
| Forest land | 39.2 | 38.0 | −1.2 | 164.6 |
| Water | 2.5 | 2.4 | −0.1 | 10.4 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.0 | 1.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bharatpur (summarised at 10 m).
How Bharatpur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +6.4 percentage points (+27.76 km²); Agriculture land −6.0 percentage points (−25.89 km²); Forest land −1.2 percentage points (−5.15 km²).
Other local units in Chitawan district
Questions about Bharatpur
- What is the forest cover of Bharatpur?
- Forest covers about 38.0% of Bharatpur (165 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Chitawan district average of 65.1%.
- How much of Bharatpur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 23.1% (100 km²), +6.4 percentage points since 2017. Bharatpur ranks 49th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bharatpur?
- Bharatpur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Chitawan district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 433 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.