Local unit · Dadeldhura district · Sudur Paschim Province
Ajayameru: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Ajayameru, at 54.0% of its area. Forest covers 54.0% (less than the Dadeldhura district average of 74.8%), farmland 5.0%, rangeland 40.2%, built-up land 0.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
149 km²
Local unit, Dadeldhura district
Forest (2025)
54.0%
361st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.8%
+0.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Ajayameru in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.8 | +0.7 | 1.1 |
| Agriculture land | 5.6 | 5.0 | −0.5 | 7.4 |
| Rangeland | 41.7 | 40.2 | −1.5 | 59.7 |
| Forest land | 52.7 | 54.0 | +1.3 | 80.1 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| 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 Ajayameru.
How Ajayameru changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −1.5 percentage points (−2.29 km²); Forest land +1.3 percentage points (+1.96 km²); Urban land +0.7 percentage points (+1.02 km²).
Other local units in Dadeldhura district
Questions about Ajayameru
- What is the forest cover of Ajayameru?
- Forest covers about 54.0% of Ajayameru (80.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dadeldhura district average of 74.8%.
- How much of Ajayameru is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.8% (1.1 km²), +0.7 percentage points since 2017. Ajayameru ranks 530th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Ajayameru?
- Ajayameru is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dadeldhura district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 149 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.