Local unit · Nuwakot district · Bagmati Province
Panchakanya: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Panchakanya, at 53.2% of its area. Forest covers 53.2% (about the same as the Nuwakot district average of 60.6%), farmland 10.0%, rangeland 28.6%, built-up land 7.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.8%.
Area
53.5 km²
Local unit, Nuwakot district
Forest (2025)
53.2%
374th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
7.5%
+3.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Panchakanya in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 4.5 | 7.5 | +3.0 | 4.0 |
| Agriculture land | 10.4 | 10.0 | −0.4 | 5.3 |
| Rangeland | 28.4 | 28.6 | +0.2 | 15.3 |
| Forest land | 55.9 | 53.2 | −2.8 | 28.4 |
| Water | 0.8 | 0.8 | −0.0 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | −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 Panchakanya.
How Panchakanya changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +3.0 percentage points (+1.60 km²); Forest land −2.8 percentage points (−1.48 km²); Agriculture land −0.4 percentage points (−0.22 km²).
Other local units in Nuwakot district
Questions about Panchakanya
- What is the forest cover of Panchakanya?
- Forest covers about 53.2% of Panchakanya (28.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Nuwakot district average of 60.6%.
- How much of Panchakanya is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 7.5% (4.0 km²), +3.0 percentage points since 2017. Panchakanya ranks 280th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Panchakanya?
- Panchakanya is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Nuwakot district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 53.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.