Local unit · Sindhuli district · Bagmati Province
Kamalamai: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Kamalamai, at 79.8% of its area. Forest covers 79.8% (about the same as the Sindhuli district average of 72.0%), farmland 4.7%, rangeland 10.3%, built-up land 4.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.7% and water 0.4%.
Area
482 km²
Local unit, Sindhuli district
Forest (2025)
79.8%
37th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.1%
+2.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Kamalamai in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.4 | 4.1 | +2.7 | 19.7 |
| Agriculture land | 6.8 | 4.7 | −2.1 | 22.8 |
| Rangeland | 9.0 | 10.3 | +1.3 | 49.7 |
| Forest land | 81.2 | 79.8 | −1.4 | 384.7 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.4 | −0.1 | 2.1 |
| Barren land | 1.0 | 0.7 | −0.3 | 3.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kamalamai.
How Kamalamai changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.7 percentage points (+12.78 km²); Agriculture land −2.1 percentage points (−10.08 km²); Forest land −1.4 percentage points (−6.90 km²).
Other local units in Sindhuli district
Questions about Kamalamai
- What is the forest cover of Kamalamai?
- Forest covers about 79.8% of Kamalamai (385 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Sindhuli district average of 72.0%.
- How much of Kamalamai is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.1% (19.7 km²), +2.7 percentage points since 2017. Kamalamai ranks 347th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kamalamai?
- Kamalamai is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sindhuli district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 482 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.