Local unit · Dhading district · Bagmati Province
Khaniyabas: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Khaniyabas, at 65.7% of its area. Forest covers 65.7% (about the same as the Dhading district average of 59.1%), farmland 1.5%, rangeland 31.1%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 1.2% and water 0.2%.
Area
105 km²
Local unit, Dhading district
Forest (2025)
65.7%
202nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Khaniyabas in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.0 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture land | 2.0 | 1.5 | −0.5 | 1.6 |
| Rangeland | 27.1 | 31.1 | +4.0 | 32.7 |
| Forest land | 66.6 | 65.7 | −0.9 | 69.1 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 3.8 | 1.2 | −2.6 | 1.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Khaniyabas.
How Khaniyabas changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +4.0 percentage points (+4.21 km²); Barren land −2.6 percentage points (−2.71 km²); Forest land −0.9 percentage points (−0.98 km²).
Other local units in Dhading district
Questions about Khaniyabas
- What is the forest cover of Khaniyabas?
- Forest covers about 65.7% of Khaniyabas (69.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dhading district average of 59.1%.
- How much of Khaniyabas is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (0.3 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Khaniyabas ranks 637th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Khaniyabas?
- Khaniyabas is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhading district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 105 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.