Local unit · Makwanpur district · Bagmati Province
Raksirang: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Raksirang, at 66.5% of its area. Forest covers 66.5% (about the same as the Makwanpur district average of 74.0%), farmland 1.2%, rangeland 31.4%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.3%.
Area
227 km²
Local unit, Makwanpur district
Forest (2025)
66.5%
181st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Raksirang in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.4 | +0.3 | 0.9 |
| Agriculture land | 0.8 | 1.2 | +0.4 | 2.7 |
| Rangeland | 24.3 | 31.4 | +7.1 | 71.2 |
| Forest land | 73.8 | 66.5 | −7.3 | 150.7 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 0.8 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.2 | −0.4 | 0.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Raksirang.
How Raksirang changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −7.3 percentage points (−16.62 km²); Rangeland +7.1 percentage points (+16.01 km²); Agriculture land +0.4 percentage points (+1.00 km²).
Other local units in Makwanpur district
Questions about Raksirang
- What is the forest cover of Raksirang?
- Forest covers about 66.5% of Raksirang (151 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Makwanpur district average of 74.0%.
- How much of Raksirang is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (0.9 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Raksirang ranks 599th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Raksirang?
- Raksirang is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Makwanpur district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 227 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.