Local unit · Dolakha district · Bagmati Province
Bhimeshwor: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bhimeshwor, at 60.4% of its area. Forest covers 60.4% (more than the Dolakha district average of 43.0%), farmland 0.7%, rangeland 27.4%, built-up land 6.2%, bare land, rock and snow 5.0% and water 0.3%.
Area
132 km²
Local unit, Dolakha district
Forest (2025)
60.4%
276th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
6.2%
+0.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Bhimeshwor in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 5.4 | 6.2 | +0.7 | 8.2 |
| Agriculture land | 1.0 | 0.7 | −0.2 | 1.0 |
| Rangeland | 25.1 | 27.4 | +2.3 | 36.2 |
| Forest land | 60.0 | 60.4 | +0.4 | 80.0 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.0 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 8.2 | 5.0 | −3.2 | 6.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bhimeshwor.
How Bhimeshwor changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land −3.2 percentage points (−4.24 km²); Rangeland +2.3 percentage points (+3.01 km²); Urban land +0.7 percentage points (+0.97 km²).
Other local units in Dolakha district
Questions about Bhimeshwor
- What is the forest cover of Bhimeshwor?
- Forest covers about 60.4% of Bhimeshwor (80.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Dolakha district average of 43.0%.
- How much of Bhimeshwor is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 6.2% (8.2 km²), +0.7 percentage points since 2017. Bhimeshwor ranks 301st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bhimeshwor?
- Bhimeshwor is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dolakha district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 132 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.