Local unit · Bajhang district · Sudur Paschim Province
Bitthadchir: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Bitthadchir, at 58.3% of its area. Forest covers 39.5% (more than the Bajhang district average of 23.5%), farmland 0.6%, rangeland 58.3%, built-up land 1.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.4%.
Area
86.0 km²
Local unit, Bajhang district
Forest (2025)
39.5%
487th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.2%
+0.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Bitthadchir in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.4 | 1.2 | +0.8 | 1.0 |
| Agriculture land | 1.5 | 0.6 | −1.0 | 0.5 |
| Rangeland | 57.6 | 58.3 | +0.7 | 50.2 |
| Forest land | 40.0 | 39.5 | −0.5 | 33.9 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.0 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bitthadchir.
How Bitthadchir changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −1.0 percentage points (−0.83 km²); Urban land +0.8 percentage points (+0.69 km²); Rangeland +0.7 percentage points (+0.60 km²).
Other local units in Bajhang district
Questions about Bitthadchir
- What is the forest cover of Bitthadchir?
- Forest covers about 39.5% of Bitthadchir (33.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Bajhang district average of 23.5%.
- How much of Bitthadchir is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.2% (1.0 km²), +0.8 percentage points since 2017. Bitthadchir ranks 486th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bitthadchir?
- Bitthadchir is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bajhang district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 86.0 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.