Local unit · Parbat district · Gandaki Province
Bihadi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bihadi, at 57.7% of its area. Forest covers 57.7% (about the same as the Parbat district average of 65.0%), farmland 3.1%, rangeland 35.1%, built-up land 1.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 2.2%.
Area
44.8 km²
Local unit, Parbat district
Forest (2025)
57.7%
311th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.5%
+1.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Bihadi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.4 | 1.5 | +1.1 | 0.7 |
| Agriculture land | 3.5 | 3.1 | −0.4 | 1.4 |
| Rangeland | 42.4 | 35.1 | −7.3 | 15.7 |
| Forest land | 50.8 | 57.7 | +6.9 | 25.9 |
| Water | 2.1 | 2.2 | +0.1 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 0.9 | 0.5 | −0.4 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bihadi.
How Bihadi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −7.3 percentage points (−3.29 km²); Forest land +6.9 percentage points (+3.09 km²); Urban land +1.1 percentage points (+0.51 km²).
Other local units in Parbat district
Questions about Bihadi
- What is the forest cover of Bihadi?
- Forest covers about 57.7% of Bihadi (25.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Parbat district average of 65.0%.
- How much of Bihadi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.5% (0.7 km²), +1.1 percentage points since 2017. Bihadi ranks 454th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bihadi?
- Bihadi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Parbat district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 44.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.