Local unit · Palpa district · Lumbini Province
Nisdi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Nisdi, at 70.8% of its area. Forest covers 70.8% (about the same as the Palpa district average of 66.8%), farmland 0.4%, rangeland 27.9%, built-up land 0.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.4%.
Area
195 km²
Local unit, Palpa district
Forest (2025)
70.8%
120th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.5%
−0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Nisdi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.6 | 0.5 | −0.1 | 1.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.1 | 0.7 |
| Rangeland | 30.5 | 27.9 | −2.6 | 54.3 |
| Forest land | 68.1 | 70.8 | +2.7 | 137.8 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.0 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Nisdi.
How Nisdi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +2.7 percentage points (+5.20 km²); Rangeland −2.6 percentage points (−5.02 km²); Urban land −0.1 percentage points (−0.19 km²).
Other local units in Palpa district
Questions about Nisdi
- What is the forest cover of Nisdi?
- Forest covers about 70.8% of Nisdi (138 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Palpa district average of 66.8%.
- How much of Nisdi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.5% (1.0 km²), −0.1 percentage points since 2017. Nisdi ranks 567th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Nisdi?
- Nisdi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Palpa district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 195 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.