Local unit · Bhojpur district · Koshi Province
Aamchowk: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Aamchowk, at 73.4% of its area. Forest covers 73.4% (about the same as the Bhojpur district average of 69.0%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 25.0%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 1.0%.
Area
184 km²
Local unit, Bhojpur district
Forest (2025)
73.4%
91st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Aamchowk in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.1 | 0.8 |
| Agriculture land | 0.5 | 0.0 | −0.5 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 26.4 | 25.0 | −1.5 | 46.0 |
| Forest land | 71.6 | 73.4 | +1.8 | 135.2 |
| Water | 0.9 | 1.0 | +0.1 | 1.8 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.2 | −0.0 | 0.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Aamchowk.
How Aamchowk changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +1.8 percentage points (+3.26 km²); Rangeland −1.5 percentage points (−2.69 km²); Agriculture land −0.5 percentage points (−0.92 km²).
Other local units in Bhojpur district
Questions about Aamchowk
- What is the forest cover of Aamchowk?
- Forest covers about 73.4% of Aamchowk (135 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Bhojpur district average of 69.0%.
- How much of Aamchowk is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (0.8 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Aamchowk ranks 591st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Aamchowk?
- Aamchowk is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bhojpur district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 184 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.