Local unit · Gorkha district · Gandaki Province
Ajirkot: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Ajirkot, at 58.2% of its area. Forest covers 58.2% (more than the Gorkha district average of 35.9%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 35.4%, built-up land 0.6%, bare land, rock and snow 5.5% and water 0.1%.
Area
198 km²
Local unit, Gorkha district
Forest (2025)
58.2%
304th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.6%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Ajirkot in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.5 | 0.6 | +0.2 | 1.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.6 | 0.2 | −0.4 | 0.4 |
| Rangeland | 32.9 | 35.4 | +2.5 | 70.0 |
| Forest land | 57.6 | 58.2 | +0.6 | 115.3 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 8.4 | 5.5 | −2.9 | 10.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Ajirkot.
How Ajirkot changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land −2.9 percentage points (−5.74 km²); Rangeland +2.5 percentage points (+4.87 km²); Forest land +0.6 percentage points (+1.21 km²).
Other local units in Gorkha district
Questions about Ajirkot
- What is the forest cover of Ajirkot?
- Forest covers about 58.2% of Ajirkot (115 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Gorkha district average of 35.9%.
- How much of Ajirkot is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.6% (1.3 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Ajirkot ranks 546th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Ajirkot?
- Ajirkot is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gorkha district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 198 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.