Local unit · Achham district · Sudur Paschim Province
Panchdebal Binayak: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Panchdebal Binayak, at 51.1% of its area. Forest covers 42.9% (less than the Achham district average of 55.6%), farmland 4.3%, rangeland 51.1%, built-up land 0.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 0.8%.
Area
148 km²
Local unit, Achham district
Forest (2025)
42.9%
459th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.5%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Panchdebal Binayak in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.5 | +0.4 | 0.8 |
| Agriculture land | 3.7 | 4.3 | +0.6 | 6.3 |
| Rangeland | 57.6 | 51.1 | −6.5 | 75.4 |
| Forest land | 37.4 | 42.9 | +5.5 | 63.3 |
| Water | 0.8 | 0.8 | +0.0 | 1.2 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.4 | −0.0 | 0.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Panchdebal Binayak.
How Panchdebal Binayak changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −6.5 percentage points (−9.55 km²); Forest land +5.5 percentage points (+8.09 km²); Agriculture land +0.6 percentage points (+0.87 km²).
Other local units in Achham district
Questions about Panchdebal Binayak
- What is the forest cover of Panchdebal Binayak?
- Forest covers about 42.9% of Panchdebal Binayak (63.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Achham district average of 55.6%.
- How much of Panchdebal Binayak is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.5% (0.8 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Panchdebal Binayak ranks 569th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Panchdebal Binayak?
- Panchdebal Binayak is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Achham district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 148 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.