Local unit · Sindhupalchok district · Bagmati Province
Indrawoti: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Indrawoti, at 64.2% of its area. Forest covers 64.2% (more than the Sindhupalchok district average of 51.8%), farmland 5.2%, rangeland 20.9%, built-up land 8.5%, bare land, rock and snow 1.0% and water 0.3%.
Area
105 km²
Local unit, Sindhupalchok district
Forest (2025)
64.2%
222nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
8.5%
+2.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Indrawoti in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.4 | 8.5 | +2.1 | 8.9 |
| Agriculture land | 4.4 | 5.2 | +0.7 | 5.4 |
| Rangeland | 21.7 | 20.9 | −0.8 | 21.9 |
| Forest land | 65.9 | 64.2 | −1.7 | 67.5 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 1.2 | 1.0 | −0.1 | 1.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Indrawoti.
How Indrawoti changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.1 percentage points (+2.17 km²); Forest land −1.7 percentage points (−1.79 km²); Rangeland −0.8 percentage points (−0.85 km²).
Other local units in Sindhupalchok district
Questions about Indrawoti
- What is the forest cover of Indrawoti?
- Forest covers about 64.2% of Indrawoti (67.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Sindhupalchok district average of 51.8%.
- How much of Indrawoti is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 8.5% (8.9 km²), +2.1 percentage points since 2017. Indrawoti ranks 264th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Indrawoti?
- Indrawoti is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sindhupalchok district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 105 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.