Local unit · Bhojpur district · Koshi Province
Arun: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Arun, at 61.4% of its area. Forest covers 61.4% (about the same as the Bhojpur district average of 69.0%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 36.8%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 1.2%.
Area
154 km²
Local unit, Bhojpur district
Forest (2025)
61.4%
259th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
−0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Arun in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.2 |
| Agriculture land | 1.6 | 0.1 | −1.5 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 35.9 | 36.8 | +0.9 | 56.8 |
| Forest land | 60.6 | 61.4 | +0.8 | 94.8 |
| Water | 1.2 | 1.2 | −0.0 | 1.8 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.4 | −0.2 | 0.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Arun.
How Arun changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −1.5 percentage points (−2.35 km²); Rangeland +0.9 percentage points (+1.42 km²); Forest land +0.8 percentage points (+1.27 km²).
Other local units in Bhojpur district
Questions about Arun
- What is the forest cover of Arun?
- Forest covers about 61.4% of Arun (94.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Bhojpur district average of 69.0%.
- How much of Arun is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.2 km²), −0.0 percentage points since 2017. Arun ranks 679th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Arun?
- Arun is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bhojpur district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 154 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.