Local unit · Panchthar district · Koshi Province
Phidim: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Phidim, at 72.2% of its area. Forest covers 72.2% (about the same as the Panchthar district average of 70.4%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 25.9%, built-up land 1.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.6% and water 0.2%.
Area
192 km²
Local unit, Panchthar district
Forest (2025)
72.2%
103rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.1%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Phidim in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.0 | 1.1 | +0.1 | 2.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.2 |
| Rangeland | 23.8 | 25.9 | +2.1 | 49.7 |
| Forest land | 73.3 | 72.2 | −1.2 | 138.5 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 1.7 | 0.6 | −1.1 | 1.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Phidim.
How Phidim changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.1 percentage points (+3.93 km²); Forest land −1.2 percentage points (−2.26 km²); Barren land −1.1 percentage points (−2.05 km²).
Other local units in Panchthar district
Questions about Phidim
- What is the forest cover of Phidim?
- Forest covers about 72.2% of Phidim (138 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Panchthar district average of 70.4%.
- How much of Phidim is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.1% (2.1 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Phidim ranks 492nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Phidim?
- Phidim is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Panchthar district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 192 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.