Local unit · Bhojpur district · Koshi Province
Pauwa Dunma: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Pauwa Dunma, at 51.8% of its area. Forest covers 47.2% (less than the Bhojpur district average of 69.0%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 51.8%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.5%.
Area
119 km²
Local unit, Bhojpur district
Forest (2025)
47.2%
432nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Pauwa Dunma in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.2 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 55.3 | 51.8 | −3.4 | 61.4 |
| Forest land | 43.5 | 47.2 | +3.8 | 56.0 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.1 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.1 | −0.3 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Pauwa Dunma.
How Pauwa Dunma changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +3.8 percentage points (+4.47 km²); Rangeland −3.4 percentage points (−4.08 km²); Barren land −0.3 percentage points (−0.33 km²).
Other local units in Bhojpur district
Questions about Pauwa Dunma
- What is the forest cover of Pauwa Dunma?
- Forest covers about 47.2% of Pauwa Dunma (56.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bhojpur district average of 69.0%.
- How much of Pauwa Dunma is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (0.3 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Pauwa Dunma ranks 628th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Pauwa Dunma?
- Pauwa Dunma is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bhojpur district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 119 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.