Local unit · Palpa district · Lumbini Province
Ribdikot: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Ribdikot, at 62.5% of its area. Forest covers 62.5% (about the same as the Palpa district average of 66.8%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 33.9%, built-up land 3.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
125 km²
Local unit, Palpa district
Forest (2025)
62.5%
245th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.6%
−1.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Ribdikot in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 5.1 | 3.6 | −1.5 | 4.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.0 | −0.3 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 32.5 | 33.9 | +1.4 | 42.2 |
| Forest land | 62.1 | 62.5 | +0.4 | 77.9 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Ribdikot.
How Ribdikot changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land −1.5 percentage points (−1.91 km²); Rangeland +1.4 percentage points (+1.71 km²); Forest land +0.4 percentage points (+0.54 km²).
Other local units in Palpa district
Questions about Ribdikot
- What is the forest cover of Ribdikot?
- Forest covers about 62.5% of Ribdikot (77.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Palpa district average of 66.8%.
- How much of Ribdikot is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.6% (4.5 km²), −1.5 percentage points since 2017. Ribdikot ranks 364th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Ribdikot?
- Ribdikot is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Palpa district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 125 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.