Local unit · Sindhupalchok district · Bagmati Province
Helambu: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Helambu, at 50.8% of its area. Forest covers 50.8% (about the same as the Sindhupalchok district average of 51.8%), farmland 0.5%, rangeland 32.3%, built-up land 2.5%, bare land, rock and snow 13.9% and water 0.1%.
Area
288 km²
Local unit, Sindhupalchok district
Forest (2025)
50.8%
395th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.5%
−0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Helambu in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.9 | 2.5 | −0.4 | 7.1 |
| Agriculture land | 1.1 | 0.5 | −0.6 | 1.4 |
| Rangeland | 29.2 | 32.3 | +3.0 | 92.8 |
| Forest land | 50.1 | 50.8 | +0.7 | 146.1 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 16.6 | 13.9 | −2.7 | 39.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Helambu.
How Helambu changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +3.0 percentage points (+8.74 km²); Barren land −2.7 percentage points (−7.85 km²); Forest land +0.7 percentage points (+1.93 km²).
Other local units in Sindhupalchok district
Questions about Helambu
- What is the forest cover of Helambu?
- Forest covers about 50.8% of Helambu (146 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Sindhupalchok district average of 51.8%.
- How much of Helambu is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.5% (7.1 km²), −0.4 percentage points since 2017. Helambu ranks 403rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Helambu?
- Helambu is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sindhupalchok district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 288 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.