Local unit · Rasuwa district · Bagmati Province
Gosaikunda: land cover and map
Barren land is the largest land cover in Gosaikunda, at 42.6% of its area. Forest covers 22.1% (less than the Rasuwa district average of 30.8%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 35.0%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 42.6% and water 0.3%.
Area
977 km²
Local unit, Rasuwa district
Forest (2025)
22.1%
560th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
±0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Gosaikunda in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 29.8 | 35.0 | +5.2 | 342.0 |
| Forest land | 23.1 | 22.1 | −0.9 | 216.0 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.3 | −0.2 | 2.6 |
| Barren land | 46.6 | 42.6 | −4.0 | 416.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Gosaikunda (summarised at 16 m).
How Gosaikunda changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +5.2 percentage points (+50.71 km²); Barren land −4.0 percentage points (−39.47 km²); Forest land −0.9 percentage points (−9.18 km²).
Other local units in Rasuwa district
Questions about Gosaikunda
- What is the forest cover of Gosaikunda?
- Forest covers about 22.1% of Gosaikunda (216 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rasuwa district average of 30.8%.
- How much of Gosaikunda is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.2 km²), ±0.0 percentage points since 2017. Gosaikunda ranks 738th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Gosaikunda?
- Gosaikunda is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rasuwa district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 977 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.