Local unit · Parbat district · Gandaki Province
Kushma: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Kushma, at 56.2% of its area. Forest covers 56.2% (about the same as the Parbat district average of 65.0%), farmland 3.8%, rangeland 32.1%, built-up land 4.3%, bare land, rock and snow 2.5% and water 1.2%.
Area
93.2 km²
Local unit, Parbat district
Forest (2025)
56.2%
342nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.3%
+2.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Kushma in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.0 | 4.3 | +2.3 | 4.0 |
| Agriculture land | 5.6 | 3.8 | −1.8 | 3.5 |
| Rangeland | 32.4 | 32.1 | −0.3 | 30.0 |
| Forest land | 57.0 | 56.2 | −0.8 | 52.4 |
| Water | 1.1 | 1.2 | +0.1 | 1.1 |
| Barren land | 1.9 | 2.5 | +0.6 | 2.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kushma.
How Kushma changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.3 percentage points (+2.13 km²); Agriculture land −1.8 percentage points (−1.68 km²); Forest land −0.8 percentage points (−0.77 km²).
Other local units in Parbat district
Questions about Kushma
- What is the forest cover of Kushma?
- Forest covers about 56.2% of Kushma (52.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Parbat district average of 65.0%.
- How much of Kushma is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.3% (4.0 km²), +2.3 percentage points since 2017. Kushma ranks 343rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kushma?
- Kushma is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Parbat district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 93.2 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.