Local unit · Gorkha district · Gandaki Province
Gorkha: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Gorkha, at 65.3% of its area. Forest covers 65.3% (more than the Gorkha district average of 35.9%), farmland 5.3%, rangeland 20.3%, built-up land 4.8%, bare land, rock and snow 2.9% and water 1.5%.
Area
132 km²
Local unit, Gorkha district
Forest (2025)
65.3%
209th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.8%
+2.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Gorkha in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.8 | 4.8 | +2.0 | 6.3 |
| Agriculture land | 7.5 | 5.3 | −2.2 | 6.9 |
| Rangeland | 18.9 | 20.3 | +1.4 | 26.7 |
| Forest land | 65.5 | 65.3 | −0.2 | 86.1 |
| Water | 1.3 | 1.5 | +0.2 | 2.0 |
| Barren land | 4.1 | 2.9 | −1.2 | 3.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Gorkha.
How Gorkha changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −2.2 percentage points (−2.93 km²); Urban land +2.0 percentage points (+2.61 km²); Rangeland +1.4 percentage points (+1.86 km²).
Other local units in Gorkha district
Questions about Gorkha
- What is the forest cover of Gorkha?
- Forest covers about 65.3% of Gorkha (86.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Gorkha district average of 35.9%.
- How much of Gorkha is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.8% (6.3 km²), +2.0 percentage points since 2017. Gorkha ranks 328th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Gorkha?
- Gorkha is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gorkha district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 132 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.