Local unit · Dhading district · Bagmati Province
Gajuri: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Gajuri, at 65.6% of its area. Forest covers 65.6% (about the same as the Dhading district average of 59.1%), farmland 2.4%, rangeland 28.1%, built-up land 3.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.7%.
Area
139 km²
Local unit, Dhading district
Forest (2025)
65.6%
204th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.2%
+2.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Gajuri in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.2 | 3.2 | +2.0 | 4.4 |
| Agriculture land | 1.2 | 2.4 | +1.1 | 3.3 |
| Rangeland | 32.5 | 28.1 | −4.4 | 39.2 |
| Forest land | 64.2 | 65.6 | +1.3 | 91.3 |
| Water | 0.8 | 0.7 | −0.1 | 1.0 |
| 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 Gajuri.
How Gajuri changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −4.4 percentage points (−6.10 km²); Urban land +2.0 percentage points (+2.76 km²); Forest land +1.3 percentage points (+1.84 km²).
Other local units in Dhading district
Questions about Gajuri
- What is the forest cover of Gajuri?
- Forest covers about 65.6% of Gajuri (91.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dhading district average of 59.1%.
- How much of Gajuri is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.2% (4.4 km²), +2.0 percentage points since 2017. Gajuri ranks 378th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Gajuri?
- Gajuri is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhading district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 139 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.