Local unit · Tanahu district · Gandaki Province
Bhimad: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bhimad, at 71.4% of its area. Forest covers 71.4% (about the same as the Tanahu district average of 71.9%), farmland 3.0%, rangeland 22.0%, built-up land 2.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.8% and water 0.5%.
Area
129 km²
Local unit, Tanahu district
Forest (2025)
71.4%
112th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.5%
+0.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Bhimad in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.8 | 2.5 | +0.7 | 3.2 |
| Agriculture land | 2.6 | 3.0 | +0.4 | 3.8 |
| Rangeland | 27.2 | 22.0 | −5.3 | 28.4 |
| Forest land | 67.8 | 71.4 | +3.6 | 92.3 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.5 | −0.1 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.8 | +0.7 | 1.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bhimad.
How Bhimad changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −5.3 percentage points (−6.80 km²); Forest land +3.6 percentage points (+4.65 km²); Urban land +0.7 percentage points (+0.91 km²).
Other local units in Tanahu district
Questions about Bhimad
- What is the forest cover of Bhimad?
- Forest covers about 71.4% of Bhimad (92.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Tanahu district average of 71.9%.
- How much of Bhimad is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.5% (3.2 km²), +0.7 percentage points since 2017. Bhimad ranks 402nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bhimad?
- Bhimad is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Tanahu district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 129 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.