Local unit · Bhojpur district · Koshi Province
Bhojpur: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bhojpur, at 66.0% of its area. Forest covers 66.0% (about the same as the Bhojpur district average of 69.0%), farmland 0.9%, rangeland 30.2%, built-up land 1.9%, bare land, rock and snow 1.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
159 km²
Local unit, Bhojpur district
Forest (2025)
66.0%
195th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.9%
+0.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Bhojpur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.0 | 1.9 | +0.9 | 3.0 |
| Agriculture land | 2.7 | 0.9 | −1.8 | 1.4 |
| Rangeland | 31.2 | 30.2 | −1.0 | 48.1 |
| Forest land | 63.4 | 66.0 | +2.6 | 105.1 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 1.8 | 1.0 | −0.8 | 1.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bhojpur.
How Bhojpur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +2.6 percentage points (+4.22 km²); Agriculture land −1.8 percentage points (−2.82 km²); Rangeland −1.0 percentage points (−1.59 km²).
Other local units in Bhojpur district
Questions about Bhojpur
- What is the forest cover of Bhojpur?
- Forest covers about 66.0% of Bhojpur (105 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Bhojpur district average of 69.0%.
- How much of Bhojpur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.9% (3.0 km²), +0.9 percentage points since 2017. Bhojpur ranks 427th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bhojpur?
- Bhojpur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bhojpur district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 159 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.