Local unit · Kailali district · Sudur Paschim Province
Gauriganga: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Gauriganga, at 64.5% of its area. Forest covers 64.5% (about the same as the Kailali district average of 60.1%), farmland 23.8%, rangeland 3.5%, built-up land 6.6%, bare land, rock and snow 1.0% and water 0.7%.
Area
244 km²
Local unit, Kailali district
Forest (2025)
64.5%
218th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
6.6%
+4.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Gauriganga in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.5 | 6.6 | +4.1 | 16.1 |
| Agriculture land | 27.6 | 23.8 | −3.8 | 58.0 |
| Rangeland | 2.9 | 3.5 | +0.6 | 8.6 |
| Forest land | 65.2 | 64.5 | −0.8 | 157.2 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.7 | +0.1 | 1.6 |
| Barren land | 1.2 | 1.0 | −0.2 | 2.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Gauriganga.
How Gauriganga changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.1 percentage points (+10.05 km²); Agriculture land −3.8 percentage points (−9.37 km²); Forest land −0.8 percentage points (−1.83 km²).
Other local units in Kailali district
Questions about Gauriganga
- What is the forest cover of Gauriganga?
- Forest covers about 64.5% of Gauriganga (157 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Kailali district average of 60.1%.
- How much of Gauriganga is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 6.6% (16.1 km²), +4.1 percentage points since 2017. Gauriganga ranks 294th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Gauriganga?
- Gauriganga is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kailali district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 244 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.