Local unit · Rautahat district · Madhesh Province
Gaur: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Gaur, at 64.5% of its area. Forest covers 8.6% (less than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%), farmland 64.5%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 24.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 2.0%.
Area
21.5 km²
Local unit, Rautahat district
Forest (2025)
8.6%
616th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
24.8%
+5.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Gaur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 19.5 | 24.8 | +5.4 | 5.3 |
| Agriculture land | 70.9 | 64.5 | −6.5 | 13.9 |
| Rangeland | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 7.0 | 8.6 | +1.6 | 1.9 |
| Water | 2.5 | 2.0 | −0.5 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +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 Gaur.
How Gaur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −6.5 percentage points (−1.39 km²); Urban land +5.4 percentage points (+1.16 km²); Forest land +1.6 percentage points (+0.34 km²).
Other local units in Rautahat district
Questions about Gaur
- What is the forest cover of Gaur?
- Forest covers about 8.6% of Gaur (1.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%.
- How much of Gaur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 24.8% (5.3 km²), +5.4 percentage points since 2017. Gaur ranks 44th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Gaur?
- Gaur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rautahat district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 21.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.