Local unit · Nuwakot district · Bagmati Province
Bidur: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bidur, at 61.2% of its area. Forest covers 61.2% (about the same as the Nuwakot district average of 60.6%), farmland 11.4%, rangeland 10.1%, built-up land 14.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.6% and water 2.2%.
Area
130 km²
Local unit, Nuwakot district
Forest (2025)
61.2%
263rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
14.5%
+3.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Bidur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 11.1 | 14.5 | +3.4 | 18.9 |
| Agriculture land | 13.1 | 11.4 | −1.7 | 14.8 |
| Rangeland | 13.6 | 10.1 | −3.5 | 13.1 |
| Forest land | 59.0 | 61.2 | +2.2 | 79.5 |
| Water | 2.4 | 2.2 | −0.1 | 2.9 |
| Barren land | 1.0 | 0.6 | −0.4 | 0.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bidur.
How Bidur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −3.5 percentage points (−4.50 km²); Urban land +3.4 percentage points (+4.45 km²); Forest land +2.2 percentage points (+2.90 km²).
Other local units in Nuwakot district
Questions about Bidur
- What is the forest cover of Bidur?
- Forest covers about 61.2% of Bidur (79.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Nuwakot district average of 60.6%.
- How much of Bidur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 14.5% (18.9 km²), +3.4 percentage points since 2017. Bidur ranks 118th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bidur?
- Bidur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Nuwakot district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 130 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.