Local unit · Morang district · Koshi Province
Gramthan: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Gramthan, at 83.8% of its area. Forest covers 2.5% (less than the Morang district average of 31.0%), farmland 83.8%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 13.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.5%.
Area
71.7 km²
Local unit, Morang district
Forest (2025)
2.5%
697th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
13.2%
+3.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Gramthan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 9.2 | 13.2 | +3.9 | 9.4 |
| Agriculture land | 84.1 | 83.8 | −0.3 | 60.1 |
| Rangeland | 0.9 | 0.0 | −0.9 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 5.1 | 2.5 | −2.5 | 1.8 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.5 | −0.0 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.0 | −0.2 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Gramthan.
How Gramthan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +3.9 percentage points (+2.82 km²); Forest land −2.5 percentage points (−1.82 km²); Rangeland −0.9 percentage points (−0.62 km²).
Other local units in Morang district
Questions about Gramthan
- What is the forest cover of Gramthan?
- Forest covers about 2.5% of Gramthan (1.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Morang district average of 31.0%.
- How much of Gramthan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 13.2% (9.4 km²), +3.9 percentage points since 2017. Gramthan ranks 151st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Gramthan?
- Gramthan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Morang district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 71.7 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.