Local unit · Dhading district · Bagmati Province
Siddhalek: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Siddhalek, at 66.6% of its area. Forest covers 66.6% (about the same as the Dhading district average of 59.1%), farmland 9.2%, rangeland 17.0%, built-up land 5.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 2.0%.
Area
106 km²
Local unit, Dhading district
Forest (2025)
66.6%
177th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
5.2%
+3.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Siddhalek in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.9 | 5.2 | +3.3 | 5.6 |
| Agriculture land | 8.0 | 9.2 | +1.2 | 9.8 |
| Rangeland | 27.8 | 17.0 | −10.9 | 18.0 |
| Forest land | 60.4 | 66.6 | +6.2 | 70.8 |
| Water | 1.8 | 2.0 | +0.1 | 2.1 |
| 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 Siddhalek.
How Siddhalek changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −10.9 percentage points (−11.58 km²); Forest land +6.2 percentage points (+6.56 km²); Urban land +3.3 percentage points (+3.51 km²).
Other local units in Dhading district
Questions about Siddhalek
- What is the forest cover of Siddhalek?
- Forest covers about 66.6% of Siddhalek (70.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dhading district average of 59.1%.
- How much of Siddhalek is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 5.2% (5.6 km²), +3.3 percentage points since 2017. Siddhalek ranks 318th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Siddhalek?
- Siddhalek is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhading district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 106 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.