Local unit · Kavrepalanchok district · Bagmati Province
Bhumlu: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bhumlu, at 59.5% of its area. Forest covers 59.5% (about the same as the Kavrepalanchok district average of 56.5%), farmland 1.0%, rangeland 32.9%, built-up land 4.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.7% and water 1.7%.
Area
91.5 km²
Local unit, Kavrepalanchok district
Forest (2025)
59.5%
286th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.2%
+1.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Bhumlu in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.7 | 4.2 | +1.5 | 3.8 |
| Agriculture land | 1.5 | 1.0 | −0.5 | 0.9 |
| Rangeland | 31.5 | 32.9 | +1.3 | 30.1 |
| Forest land | 62.0 | 59.5 | −2.5 | 54.5 |
| Water | 1.8 | 1.7 | −0.1 | 1.5 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.7 | +0.2 | 0.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bhumlu.
How Bhumlu changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −2.5 percentage points (−2.30 km²); Urban land +1.5 percentage points (+1.37 km²); Rangeland +1.3 percentage points (+1.24 km²).
Other local units in Kavrepalanchok district
Questions about Bhumlu
- What is the forest cover of Bhumlu?
- Forest covers about 59.5% of Bhumlu (54.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Kavrepalanchok district average of 56.5%.
- How much of Bhumlu is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.2% (3.8 km²), +1.5 percentage points since 2017. Bhumlu ranks 344th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bhumlu?
- Bhumlu is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kavrepalanchok district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 91.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.