District of Nepal · Bagmati Province
Sindhuli District: land cover, map and municipalities
Forest land is the largest land cover in Sindhuli District, at 65.7% of its area. Forest covers 65.7% (more than the national 41.4%), farmland 7.8%, rangeland 21.8%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 2.5% and water 1.8%.
Land cover of Sindhuli District
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.4 | 0.0–1.1 | 11 |
| Agriculture land | 7.8 | 0.0–18.0 | 193 |
| Rangeland | 21.8 | 15.1–28.6 | 542 |
| Forest land | 65.7 | 50.9–80.4 | 1,631 |
| Water | 1.8 | 0.0–4.0 | 44 |
| Barren land | 2.5 | 0.1–5.0 | 63 |
Latest high-resolution imagery (captured 2011–2026, median 2025-11). Estimated from 17 randomly placed 1.2 km sample windows classified by the Nepal-adapted U-Net; intervals are 95% confidence. How it works.
Sindhuli District year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: rangeland +2.5 points, agriculture land −2.4 points, forest land −1.1 points.
Coloured lines: the U-Net on each year's Sentinel-2 cloudless mosaic, with 95% intervals. Grey: the independent 10 m Impact Observatory map at the same sites. Differences of a few points between years can come from how each year's mosaic was processed, and the 2016 and 2018 mosaics are read less reliably (too little built-up land, too much bare land and water); compare from 2019 on.
Municipalities and rural municipalities of Sindhuli District
| Local unit | Area (km²) | Forest % | Farmland % | Built-up % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dudhouli | 390 | 65.7 | 14.6 | 3.1 |
| Ghyanglekha | 167 | 76.9 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Golanjor | 184 | 70.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Hariharpurgaghi | 344 | 82.2 | 6.3 | 0.5 |
| Kamalamai | 482 | 79.8 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
| Marin | 297 | 78.6 | 5.5 | 0.8 |
| Phikkal | 186 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Sunkoshi | 155 | 49.9 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| Tinpatan | 280 | 70.3 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
Local-unit land cover is from the 10 m Impact Observatory map (2025), clipped to each boundary.
Fires in Sindhuli District each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Sindhuli District: about 1,006 a year on average, most in 2016 (2,415).
Questions about Sindhuli District
- What is the forest cover of Sindhuli District?
- About 65.7% of Sindhuli District is forest (95% interval 50.9–80.4%), roughly 1,631 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 17 sample sites. That ranks 17th of 77 districts.
- How much of Sindhuli District is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 0.4% (10.6 km²). Sindhuli District ranks 56th of 77 districts for built-up share.
- How big is Sindhuli District?
- Sindhuli District covers 2,484 km² and has 9 local units (municipalities and rural municipalities).
Source: Nepal-adapted U-Net (Khadka & Pradhan 2026) on Esri and EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless imagery; Impact Observatory/Esri 10 m land cover; boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.