Local unit · Kanchanpur district · Sudur Paschim Province
Bhimdatta: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Bhimdatta, at 34.0% of its area. Forest covers 34.0% (less than the Kanchanpur district average of 50.0%), farmland 34.0%, rangeland 3.6%, built-up land 24.0%, bare land, rock and snow 3.3% and water 1.3%.
Area
171 km²
Local unit, Kanchanpur district
Forest (2025)
34.0%
510th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
24.0%
+15.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Bhimdatta in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.7 | 24.0 | +15.3 | 41.0 |
| Agriculture land | 48.1 | 34.0 | −14.1 | 58.2 |
| Rangeland | 1.9 | 3.6 | +1.7 | 6.1 |
| Forest land | 36.2 | 34.0 | −2.2 | 58.1 |
| Water | 1.4 | 1.3 | −0.1 | 2.2 |
| Barren land | 3.8 | 3.3 | −0.5 | 5.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bhimdatta.
How Bhimdatta changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +15.3 percentage points (+26.13 km²); Agriculture land −14.1 percentage points (−24.16 km²); Forest land −2.2 percentage points (−3.83 km²).
Other local units in Kanchanpur district
Questions about Bhimdatta
- What is the forest cover of Bhimdatta?
- Forest covers about 34.0% of Bhimdatta (58.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kanchanpur district average of 50.0%.
- How much of Bhimdatta is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 24.0% (41.0 km²), +15.3 percentage points since 2017. Bhimdatta ranks 47th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bhimdatta?
- Bhimdatta is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kanchanpur district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 171 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.