Local unit · Dhading district · Bagmati Province
Galchhi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Galchhi, at 67.5% of its area. Forest covers 67.5% (about the same as the Dhading district average of 59.1%), farmland 2.9%, rangeland 23.9%, built-up land 4.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 1.2%.
Area
119 km²
Local unit, Dhading district
Forest (2025)
67.5%
163rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.5%
+2.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Galchhi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.7 | 4.5 | +2.9 | 5.4 |
| Agriculture land | 2.4 | 2.9 | +0.5 | 3.4 |
| Rangeland | 29.4 | 23.9 | −5.5 | 28.4 |
| Forest land | 65.3 | 67.5 | +2.2 | 80.3 |
| Water | 1.3 | 1.2 | −0.0 | 1.4 |
| 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 Galchhi.
How Galchhi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −5.5 percentage points (−6.54 km²); Urban land +2.9 percentage points (+3.39 km²); Forest land +2.2 percentage points (+2.66 km²).
Other local units in Dhading district
Questions about Galchhi
- What is the forest cover of Galchhi?
- Forest covers about 67.5% of Galchhi (80.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dhading district average of 59.1%.
- How much of Galchhi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.5% (5.4 km²), +2.9 percentage points since 2017. Galchhi ranks 335th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Galchhi?
- Galchhi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhading district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 119 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.