Local unit · Gorkha district · Gandaki Province
Aarughat: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Aarughat, at 71.4% of its area. Forest covers 71.4% (more than the Gorkha district average of 35.9%), farmland 0.8%, rangeland 26.1%, built-up land 0.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 0.6%.
Area
161 km²
Local unit, Gorkha district
Forest (2025)
71.4%
110th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.6%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Aarughat in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.2 | 1.0 |
| Agriculture land | 1.7 | 0.8 | −1.0 | 1.2 |
| Rangeland | 24.0 | 26.1 | +2.1 | 42.0 |
| Forest land | 70.8 | 71.4 | +0.6 | 114.9 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.6 | ±0.0 | 0.9 |
| Barren land | 2.5 | 0.5 | −2.0 | 0.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Aarughat.
How Aarughat changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.1 percentage points (+3.46 km²); Barren land −2.0 percentage points (−3.25 km²); Agriculture land −1.0 percentage points (−1.53 km²).
Other local units in Gorkha district
Questions about Aarughat
- What is the forest cover of Aarughat?
- Forest covers about 71.4% of Aarughat (115 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Gorkha district average of 35.9%.
- How much of Aarughat is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.6% (1.0 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Aarughat ranks 548th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Aarughat?
- Aarughat is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gorkha district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 161 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.