Local unit · Makwanpur district · Bagmati Province
Bhimphedi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bhimphedi, at 78.8% of its area. Forest covers 78.8% (about the same as the Makwanpur district average of 74.0%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 18.9%, built-up land 2.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
245 km²
Local unit, Makwanpur district
Forest (2025)
78.8%
48th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.0%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Bhimphedi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.9 | 2.0 | +0.1 | 4.8 |
| Agriculture land | 0.6 | 0.3 | −0.3 | 0.6 |
| Rangeland | 18.3 | 18.9 | +0.6 | 46.3 |
| Forest land | 79.0 | 78.8 | −0.2 | 193.2 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bhimphedi.
How Bhimphedi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +0.6 percentage points (+1.52 km²); Agriculture land −0.3 percentage points (−0.83 km²); Forest land −0.2 percentage points (−0.56 km²).
Other local units in Makwanpur district
Questions about Bhimphedi
- What is the forest cover of Bhimphedi?
- Forest covers about 78.8% of Bhimphedi (193 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Makwanpur district average of 74.0%.
- How much of Bhimphedi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.0% (4.8 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Bhimphedi ranks 424th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bhimphedi?
- Bhimphedi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Makwanpur district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 245 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.