Local unit · Rasuwa district · Bagmati Province
Naukunda: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Naukunda, at 56.5% of its area. Forest covers 56.5% (more than the Rasuwa district average of 30.8%), farmland 0.6%, rangeland 42.2%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 0.1%.
Area
116 km²
Local unit, Rasuwa district
Forest (2025)
56.5%
338th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Naukunda in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
| Agriculture land | 2.1 | 0.6 | −1.5 | 0.7 |
| Rangeland | 41.2 | 42.2 | +1.0 | 49.1 |
| Forest land | 54.0 | 56.5 | +2.5 | 65.7 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | ±0.0 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 2.4 | 0.5 | −2.0 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Naukunda.
How Naukunda changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +2.5 percentage points (+2.91 km²); Barren land −2.0 percentage points (−2.30 km²); Agriculture land −1.5 percentage points (−1.78 km²).
Other local units in Rasuwa district
Questions about Naukunda
- What is the forest cover of Naukunda?
- Forest covers about 56.5% of Naukunda (65.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Rasuwa district average of 30.8%.
- How much of Naukunda is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.2 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Naukunda ranks 683rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Naukunda?
- Naukunda is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rasuwa district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 116 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.