Local unit · Pyuthan district · Lumbini Province
Jhimaruk: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Jhimaruk, at 58.6% of its area. Forest covers 58.6% (about the same as the Pyuthan district average of 67.9%), farmland 0.6%, rangeland 38.8%, built-up land 1.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.3%.
Area
107 km²
Local unit, Pyuthan district
Forest (2025)
58.6%
299th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.7%
+1.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Jhimaruk in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 1.7 | +1.4 | 1.8 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.6 | +0.5 | 0.6 |
| Rangeland | 41.6 | 38.8 | −2.8 | 41.4 |
| Forest land | 57.3 | 58.6 | +1.2 | 62.6 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Jhimaruk.
How Jhimaruk changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −2.8 percentage points (−3.01 km²); Urban land +1.4 percentage points (+1.48 km²); Forest land +1.2 percentage points (+1.31 km²).
Other local units in Pyuthan district
Questions about Jhimaruk
- What is the forest cover of Jhimaruk?
- Forest covers about 58.6% of Jhimaruk (62.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Pyuthan district average of 67.9%.
- How much of Jhimaruk is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.7% (1.8 km²), +1.4 percentage points since 2017. Jhimaruk ranks 440th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Jhimaruk?
- Jhimaruk is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Pyuthan district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 107 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.