Local unit · Surkhet district · Karnali Province
Lekabeshi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Lekabeshi, at 55.4% of its area. Forest covers 55.4% (about the same as the Surkhet district average of 61.9%), farmland 5.2%, rangeland 33.9%, built-up land 4.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 1.0%.
Area
181 km²
Local unit, Surkhet district
Forest (2025)
55.4%
350th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.4%
+3.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Lekabeshi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.5 | 4.4 | +3.9 | 8.0 |
| Agriculture land | 7.8 | 5.2 | −2.6 | 9.4 |
| Rangeland | 37.3 | 33.9 | −3.4 | 61.3 |
| Forest land | 53.0 | 55.4 | +2.4 | 100.1 |
| Water | 1.0 | 1.0 | −0.1 | 1.8 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Lekabeshi.
How Lekabeshi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +3.9 percentage points (+7.07 km²); Rangeland −3.4 percentage points (−6.22 km²); Agriculture land −2.6 percentage points (−4.65 km²).
Other local units in Surkhet district
Questions about Lekabeshi
- What is the forest cover of Lekabeshi?
- Forest covers about 55.4% of Lekabeshi (100 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Surkhet district average of 61.9%.
- How much of Lekabeshi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.4% (8.0 km²), +3.9 percentage points since 2017. Lekabeshi ranks 337th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Lekabeshi?
- Lekabeshi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Surkhet district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 181 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.