Local unit · Kavrepalanchok district · Bagmati Province
Panauti: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Panauti, at 63.1% of its area. Forest covers 63.1% (about the same as the Kavrepalanchok district average of 56.5%), farmland 4.2%, rangeland 16.5%, built-up land 16.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
118 km²
Local unit, Kavrepalanchok district
Forest (2025)
63.1%
237th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
16.3%
+5.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Panauti in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 10.7 | 16.3 | +5.6 | 19.2 |
| Agriculture land | 7.6 | 4.2 | −3.4 | 4.9 |
| Rangeland | 13.7 | 16.5 | +2.7 | 19.4 |
| Forest land | 68.0 | 63.1 | −4.9 | 74.5 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Panauti.
How Panauti changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +5.6 percentage points (+6.57 km²); Forest land −4.9 percentage points (−5.79 km²); Agriculture land −3.4 percentage points (−4.05 km²).
Other local units in Kavrepalanchok district
Questions about Panauti
- What is the forest cover of Panauti?
- Forest covers about 63.1% of Panauti (74.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Kavrepalanchok district average of 56.5%.
- How much of Panauti is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 16.3% (19.2 km²), +5.6 percentage points since 2017. Panauti ranks 90th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Panauti?
- Panauti is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kavrepalanchok district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 118 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.