Local unit · Arghakhanchi district · Lumbini Province
Bhumikasthan: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bhumikasthan, at 76.0% of its area. Forest covers 76.0% (about the same as the Arghakhanchi district average of 78.3%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 21.4%, built-up land 2.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.1%.
Area
159 km²
Local unit, Arghakhanchi district
Forest (2025)
76.0%
73rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.2%
+0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Bhumikasthan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.6 | 2.2 | +0.6 | 3.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.2 | 0.4 |
| Rangeland | 26.8 | 21.4 | −5.4 | 34.0 |
| Forest land | 71.0 | 76.0 | +5.0 | 120.9 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bhumikasthan.
How Bhumikasthan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −5.4 percentage points (−8.58 km²); Forest land +5.0 percentage points (+7.94 km²); Urban land +0.6 percentage points (+0.91 km²).
Other local units in Arghakhanchi district
Questions about Bhumikasthan
- What is the forest cover of Bhumikasthan?
- Forest covers about 76.0% of Bhumikasthan (121 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Arghakhanchi district average of 78.3%.
- How much of Bhumikasthan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.2% (3.5 km²), +0.6 percentage points since 2017. Bhumikasthan ranks 414th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bhumikasthan?
- Bhumikasthan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Arghakhanchi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 159 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.