Local unit · Rukum East district · Lumbini Province
Putha Uttanganga: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Putha Uttanganga, at 57.7% of its area. Forest covers 41.3% (more than the Rukum East district average of 34.9%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 57.7%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.2%.
Area
560 km²
Local unit, Rukum East district
Forest (2025)
41.3%
476th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Putha Uttanganga in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.3 | 1.9 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.9 |
| Rangeland | 53.9 | 57.7 | +3.9 | 323.3 |
| Forest land | 45.0 | 41.3 | −3.7 | 231.4 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 1.1 |
| Barren land | 0.9 | 0.3 | −0.6 | 1.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Putha Uttanganga.
How Putha Uttanganga changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +3.9 percentage points (+21.68 km²); Forest land −3.7 percentage points (−20.56 km²); Barren land −0.6 percentage points (−3.14 km²).
Other local units in Rukum East district
Questions about Putha Uttanganga
- What is the forest cover of Putha Uttanganga?
- Forest covers about 41.3% of Putha Uttanganga (231 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Rukum East district average of 34.9%.
- How much of Putha Uttanganga is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (1.9 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Putha Uttanganga ranks 614th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Putha Uttanganga?
- Putha Uttanganga is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rukum East district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 560 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.