Local unit · Sindhuli district · Bagmati Province
Phikkal: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Phikkal, at 54.5% of its area. Forest covers 54.5% (less than the Sindhuli district average of 72.0%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 43.7%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 1.2%.
Area
186 km²
Local unit, Sindhuli district
Forest (2025)
54.5%
356th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Phikkal in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.2 | +0.2 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 50.6 | 43.7 | −6.9 | 81.3 |
| Forest land | 47.6 | 54.5 | +6.9 | 101.4 |
| Water | 1.3 | 1.2 | −0.1 | 2.3 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 0.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Phikkal.
How Phikkal changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +6.9 percentage points (+12.88 km²); Rangeland −6.9 percentage points (−12.79 km²); Urban land +0.2 percentage points (+0.28 km²).
Other local units in Sindhuli district
Questions about Phikkal
- What is the forest cover of Phikkal?
- Forest covers about 54.5% of Phikkal (101 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sindhuli district average of 72.0%.
- How much of Phikkal is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.4 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Phikkal ranks 659th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Phikkal?
- Phikkal is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sindhuli district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 186 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.