Local unit · Gorkha district · Gandaki Province
Palungtar: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Palungtar, at 57.2% of its area. Forest covers 57.2% (more than the Gorkha district average of 35.9%), farmland 15.6%, rangeland 21.7%, built-up land 4.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 1.2%.
Area
159 km²
Local unit, Gorkha district
Forest (2025)
57.2%
323rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.1%
+1.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Palungtar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.7 | 4.1 | +1.4 | 6.5 |
| Agriculture land | 21.2 | 15.6 | −5.5 | 24.7 |
| Rangeland | 15.5 | 21.7 | +6.2 | 34.4 |
| Forest land | 58.7 | 57.2 | −1.5 | 90.7 |
| Water | 1.2 | 1.2 | +0.0 | 1.8 |
| Barren land | 0.7 | 0.2 | −0.5 | 0.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Palungtar.
How Palungtar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +6.2 percentage points (+9.79 km²); Agriculture land −5.5 percentage points (−8.80 km²); Forest land −1.5 percentage points (−2.43 km²).
Other local units in Gorkha district
Questions about Palungtar
- What is the forest cover of Palungtar?
- Forest covers about 57.2% of Palungtar (90.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Gorkha district average of 35.9%.
- How much of Palungtar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.1% (6.5 km²), +1.4 percentage points since 2017. Palungtar ranks 346th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Palungtar?
- Palungtar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gorkha district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 159 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.