Local unit · Lalitpur district · Bagmati Province
Godawari: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Godawari, at 49.9% of its area. Forest covers 49.9% (about the same as the Lalitpur district average of 52.0%), farmland 3.8%, rangeland 9.6%, built-up land 36.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.1%.
Area
96.1 km²
Local unit, Lalitpur district
Forest (2025)
49.9%
406th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
36.4%
+8.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Godawari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 28.2 | 36.4 | +8.2 | 34.9 |
| Agriculture land | 8.2 | 3.8 | −4.4 | 3.6 |
| Rangeland | 7.7 | 9.6 | +2.0 | 9.3 |
| Forest land | 55.8 | 49.9 | −5.9 | 48.0 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Godawari.
How Godawari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +8.2 percentage points (+7.87 km²); Forest land −5.9 percentage points (−5.66 km²); Agriculture land −4.4 percentage points (−4.23 km²).
Other local units in Lalitpur district
Questions about Godawari
- What is the forest cover of Godawari?
- Forest covers about 49.9% of Godawari (48.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Lalitpur district average of 52.0%.
- How much of Godawari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 36.4% (34.9 km²), +8.2 percentage points since 2017. Godawari ranks 23rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Godawari?
- Godawari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Lalitpur district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 96.1 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.