Local unit · Dolakha district · Bagmati Province
Gaurishankar: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Gaurishankar, at 36.9% of its area. Forest covers 30.8% (less than the Dolakha district average of 43.0%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 36.9%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 31.7% and water 0.5%.
Area
681 km²
Local unit, Dolakha district
Forest (2025)
30.8%
530th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
±0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Gaurishankar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.1 | ±0.0 | 0.6 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.2 |
| Rangeland | 29.3 | 36.9 | +7.7 | 251.3 |
| Forest land | 33.4 | 30.8 | −2.6 | 209.6 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.5 | −0.2 | 3.2 |
| Barren land | 36.5 | 31.7 | −4.8 | 215.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Gaurishankar (summarised at 12 m).
How Gaurishankar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +7.7 percentage points (+52.27 km²); Barren land −4.8 percentage points (−32.80 km²); Forest land −2.6 percentage points (−17.90 km²).
Other local units in Dolakha district
Questions about Gaurishankar
- What is the forest cover of Gaurishankar?
- Forest covers about 30.8% of Gaurishankar (210 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dolakha district average of 43.0%.
- How much of Gaurishankar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.6 km²), ±0.0 percentage points since 2017. Gaurishankar ranks 702nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Gaurishankar?
- Gaurishankar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dolakha district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 681 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.