Local unit · Bajura district · Sudur Paschim Province
Gaumul: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Gaumul, at 60.1% of its area. Forest covers 33.8% (about the same as the Bajura district average of 36.5%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 60.1%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 6.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
314 km²
Local unit, Bajura district
Forest (2025)
33.8%
511th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Gaumul in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 57.5 | 60.1 | +2.6 | 188.9 |
| Forest land | 37.1 | 33.8 | −3.3 | 106.2 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 5.4 | 6.0 | +0.6 | 18.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Gaumul.
How Gaumul changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −3.3 percentage points (−10.40 km²); Rangeland +2.6 percentage points (+8.20 km²); Barren land +0.6 percentage points (+1.92 km²).
Other local units in Bajura district
Questions about Gaumul
- What is the forest cover of Gaumul?
- Forest covers about 33.8% of Gaumul (106 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Bajura district average of 36.5%.
- How much of Gaumul is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.2 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Gaumul ranks 722nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Gaumul?
- Gaumul is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bajura district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 314 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.