Local unit · Ramechhap district · Bagmati Province
Doramba: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Doramba, at 54.2% of its area. Forest covers 54.2% (more than the Ramechhap district average of 41.7%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 41.9%, built-up land 3.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
141 km²
Local unit, Ramechhap district
Forest (2025)
54.2%
358th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.7%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Doramba in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 3.5 | 3.7 | +0.2 | 5.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.5 | 0.0 | −0.4 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 35.9 | 41.9 | +6.1 | 59.1 |
| Forest land | 60.0 | 54.2 | −5.7 | 76.4 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | ±0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Doramba.
How Doramba changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +6.1 percentage points (+8.55 km²); Forest land −5.7 percentage points (−8.08 km²); Agriculture land −0.4 percentage points (−0.61 km²).
Other local units in Ramechhap district
Questions about Doramba
- What is the forest cover of Doramba?
- Forest covers about 54.2% of Doramba (76.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Ramechhap district average of 41.7%.
- How much of Doramba is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.7% (5.2 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Doramba ranks 361st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Doramba?
- Doramba is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Ramechhap district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 141 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.