Local unit · Dhading district · Bagmati Province
Nilkhantha: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Nilkhantha, at 64.0% of its area. Forest covers 64.0% (about the same as the Dhading district average of 59.1%), farmland 7.2%, rangeland 18.7%, built-up land 9.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.3%.
Area
200 km²
Local unit, Dhading district
Forest (2025)
64.0%
223rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
9.7%
+4.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Nilkhantha in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 5.1 | 9.7 | +4.7 | 19.5 |
| Agriculture land | 8.6 | 7.2 | −1.4 | 14.4 |
| Rangeland | 24.0 | 18.7 | −5.4 | 37.3 |
| Forest land | 61.6 | 64.0 | +2.4 | 128.0 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.0 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.1 | −0.4 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Nilkhantha.
How Nilkhantha changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −5.4 percentage points (−10.69 km²); Urban land +4.7 percentage points (+9.34 km²); Forest land +2.4 percentage points (+4.82 km²).
Other local units in Dhading district
Questions about Nilkhantha
- What is the forest cover of Nilkhantha?
- Forest covers about 64.0% of Nilkhantha (128 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dhading district average of 59.1%.
- How much of Nilkhantha is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 9.7% (19.5 km²), +4.7 percentage points since 2017. Nilkhantha ranks 241st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Nilkhantha?
- Nilkhantha is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhading district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 200 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.