Local unit · Kavrepalanchok district · Bagmati Province
Panchkhal: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Panchkhal, at 53.7% of its area. Forest covers 53.7% (about the same as the Kavrepalanchok district average of 56.5%), farmland 11.2%, rangeland 16.2%, built-up land 18.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.2%.
Area
103 km²
Local unit, Kavrepalanchok district
Forest (2025)
53.7%
365th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
18.7%
+8.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Panchkhal in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 9.9 | 18.7 | +8.8 | 19.2 |
| Agriculture land | 13.7 | 11.2 | −2.5 | 11.5 |
| Rangeland | 18.7 | 16.2 | −2.6 | 16.6 |
| Forest land | 57.4 | 53.7 | −3.7 | 55.3 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | ±0.0 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Panchkhal.
How Panchkhal changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +8.8 percentage points (+9.06 km²); Forest land −3.7 percentage points (−3.83 km²); Rangeland −2.6 percentage points (−2.64 km²).
Other local units in Kavrepalanchok district
Questions about Panchkhal
- What is the forest cover of Panchkhal?
- Forest covers about 53.7% of Panchkhal (55.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Kavrepalanchok district average of 56.5%.
- How much of Panchkhal is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 18.7% (19.2 km²), +8.8 percentage points since 2017. Panchkhal ranks 72nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Panchkhal?
- Panchkhal is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kavrepalanchok district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 103 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.