Local unit · Ramechhap district · Bagmati Province
Khandadevi: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Khandadevi, at 68.7% of its area. Forest covers 24.9% (less than the Ramechhap district average of 41.7%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 68.7%, built-up land 3.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.6% and water 1.7%.
Area
150 km²
Local unit, Ramechhap district
Forest (2025)
24.9%
549th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.9%
+1.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Khandadevi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.2 | 3.9 | +1.7 | 5.9 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 0.3 |
| Rangeland | 70.6 | 68.7 | −1.8 | 103.4 |
| Forest land | 25.0 | 24.9 | −0.1 | 37.4 |
| Water | 1.6 | 1.7 | +0.1 | 2.5 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.1 | 0.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Khandadevi.
How Khandadevi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −1.8 percentage points (−2.77 km²); Urban land +1.7 percentage points (+2.62 km²); Barren land +0.1 percentage points (+0.18 km²).
Other local units in Ramechhap district
Questions about Khandadevi
- What is the forest cover of Khandadevi?
- Forest covers about 24.9% of Khandadevi (37.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Ramechhap district average of 41.7%.
- How much of Khandadevi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.9% (5.9 km²), +1.7 percentage points since 2017. Khandadevi ranks 351st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Khandadevi?
- Khandadevi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Ramechhap district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 150 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.