Local unit · Gorkha district · Gandaki Province
Bhimsenthapa: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bhimsenthapa, at 72.5% of its area. Forest covers 72.5% (more than the Gorkha district average of 35.9%), farmland 3.9%, rangeland 20.8%, built-up land 1.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 1.0%.
Area
101 km²
Local unit, Gorkha district
Forest (2025)
72.5%
99th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.7%
+0.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Bhimsenthapa in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.9 | 1.7 | +0.8 | 1.8 |
| Agriculture land | 9.4 | 3.9 | −5.5 | 4.0 |
| Rangeland | 20.1 | 20.8 | +0.7 | 21.0 |
| Forest land | 67.0 | 72.5 | +5.5 | 73.4 |
| Water | 0.9 | 1.0 | +0.1 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 1.8 | 0.2 | −1.6 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bhimsenthapa.
How Bhimsenthapa changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −5.5 percentage points (−5.58 km²); Forest land +5.5 percentage points (+5.55 km²); Barren land −1.6 percentage points (−1.62 km²).
Other local units in Gorkha district
Questions about Bhimsenthapa
- What is the forest cover of Bhimsenthapa?
- Forest covers about 72.5% of Bhimsenthapa (73.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Gorkha district average of 35.9%.
- How much of Bhimsenthapa is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.7% (1.8 km²), +0.8 percentage points since 2017. Bhimsenthapa ranks 439th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bhimsenthapa?
- Bhimsenthapa is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gorkha district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 101 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.