Local unit · Ramechhap district · Bagmati Province
Gokulganga: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Gokulganga, at 65.3% of its area. Forest covers 65.3% (more than the Ramechhap district average of 41.7%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 31.3%, built-up land 1.5%, bare land, rock and snow 1.5% and water 0.1%.
Area
198 km²
Local unit, Ramechhap district
Forest (2025)
65.3%
207th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.5%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Gokulganga in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.5 | 1.5 | +0.1 | 3.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.6 | 0.2 | −0.4 | 0.4 |
| Rangeland | 25.3 | 31.3 | +6.1 | 62.1 |
| Forest land | 67.8 | 65.3 | −2.5 | 129.5 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 4.8 | 1.5 | −3.3 | 3.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Gokulganga.
How Gokulganga changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +6.1 percentage points (+12.05 km²); Barren land −3.3 percentage points (−6.52 km²); Forest land −2.5 percentage points (−4.90 km²).
Other local units in Ramechhap district
Questions about Gokulganga
- What is the forest cover of Gokulganga?
- Forest covers about 65.3% of Gokulganga (130 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Ramechhap district average of 41.7%.
- How much of Gokulganga is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.5% (3.1 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Gokulganga ranks 447th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Gokulganga?
- Gokulganga is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Ramechhap district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 198 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.