Local unit · Sindhupalchok district · Bagmati Province
Lisankhu Pakhar: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Lisankhu Pakhar, at 71.4% of its area. Forest covers 71.4% (more than the Sindhupalchok district average of 51.8%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 22.4%, built-up land 6.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
98.6 km²
Local unit, Sindhupalchok district
Forest (2025)
71.4%
111th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
6.0%
−0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Lisankhu Pakhar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.2 | 6.0 | −0.2 | 5.9 |
| Agriculture land | 1.0 | 0.2 | −0.8 | 0.2 |
| Rangeland | 20.5 | 22.4 | +1.9 | 22.1 |
| Forest land | 72.3 | 71.4 | −0.9 | 70.4 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| 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 Lisankhu Pakhar.
How Lisankhu Pakhar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +1.9 percentage points (+1.89 km²); Forest land −0.9 percentage points (−0.90 km²); Agriculture land −0.8 percentage points (−0.82 km²).
Other local units in Sindhupalchok district
Questions about Lisankhu Pakhar
- What is the forest cover of Lisankhu Pakhar?
- Forest covers about 71.4% of Lisankhu Pakhar (70.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Sindhupalchok district average of 51.8%.
- How much of Lisankhu Pakhar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 6.0% (5.9 km²), −0.2 percentage points since 2017. Lisankhu Pakhar ranks 304th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Lisankhu Pakhar?
- Lisankhu Pakhar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sindhupalchok district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 98.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.