Local unit · Kathmandu district · Bagmati Province
Budhanilkhantha: land cover and map
Urban land is the largest land cover in Budhanilkhantha, at 59.1% of its area. Forest covers 40.8% (about the same as the Kathmandu district average of 37.1%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 0.2%, built-up land 59.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
34.8 km²
Local unit, Kathmandu district
Forest (2025)
40.8%
480th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
59.1%
+5.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Budhanilkhantha in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 54.1 | 59.1 | +5.0 | 20.6 |
| Agriculture land | 2.2 | 0.0 | −2.2 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 1.7 | 0.2 | −1.5 | 0.1 |
| Forest land | 42.0 | 40.8 | −1.2 | 14.2 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| 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 Budhanilkhantha.
How Budhanilkhantha changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +5.0 percentage points (+1.73 km²); Agriculture land −2.2 percentage points (−0.78 km²); Rangeland −1.5 percentage points (−0.54 km²).
Other local units in Kathmandu district
Questions about Budhanilkhantha
- What is the forest cover of Budhanilkhantha?
- Forest covers about 40.8% of Budhanilkhantha (14.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Kathmandu district average of 37.1%.
- How much of Budhanilkhantha is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 59.1% (20.6 km²), +5.0 percentage points since 2017. Budhanilkhantha ranks 12th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Budhanilkhantha?
- Budhanilkhantha is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kathmandu district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 34.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.