Local unit · Syangja district · Gandaki Province
Phedikhola: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Phedikhola, at 60.9% of its area. Forest covers 60.9% (about the same as the Syangja district average of 62.2%), farmland 1.3%, rangeland 33.3%, built-up land 2.9%, bare land, rock and snow 1.7% and water 0.0%.
Area
56.7 km²
Local unit, Syangja district
Forest (2025)
60.9%
271st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.9%
+1.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Phedikhola in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.1 | 2.9 | +1.7 | 1.6 |
| Agriculture land | 2.8 | 1.3 | −1.5 | 0.7 |
| Rangeland | 30.6 | 33.3 | +2.7 | 18.9 |
| Forest land | 64.3 | 60.9 | −3.5 | 34.5 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 1.2 | 1.7 | +0.5 | 1.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Phedikhola.
How Phedikhola changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −3.5 percentage points (−1.97 km²); Rangeland +2.7 percentage points (+1.51 km²); Urban land +1.7 percentage points (+0.99 km²).
Other local units in Syangja district
Questions about Phedikhola
- What is the forest cover of Phedikhola?
- Forest covers about 60.9% of Phedikhola (34.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Syangja district average of 62.2%.
- How much of Phedikhola is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.9% (1.6 km²), +1.7 percentage points since 2017. Phedikhola ranks 388th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Phedikhola?
- Phedikhola is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Syangja district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 56.7 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.