Local unit · Achham district · Sudur Paschim Province
Ramaroshan: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Ramaroshan, at 53.2% of its area. Forest covers 53.2% (about the same as the Achham district average of 55.6%), farmland 0.5%, rangeland 45.6%, built-up land 0.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.2%.
Area
173 km²
Local unit, Achham district
Forest (2025)
53.2%
372nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.5%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Ramaroshan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.5 | +0.3 | 0.8 |
| Agriculture land | 1.4 | 0.5 | −0.8 | 0.9 |
| Rangeland | 46.6 | 45.6 | −1.0 | 79.0 |
| Forest land | 51.8 | 53.2 | +1.4 | 92.1 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 0.3 |
| 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 Ramaroshan.
How Ramaroshan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +1.4 percentage points (+2.48 km²); Rangeland −1.0 percentage points (−1.66 km²); Agriculture land −0.8 percentage points (−1.42 km²).
Other local units in Achham district
Questions about Ramaroshan
- What is the forest cover of Ramaroshan?
- Forest covers about 53.2% of Ramaroshan (92.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Achham district average of 55.6%.
- How much of Ramaroshan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.5% (0.8 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Ramaroshan ranks 584th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Ramaroshan?
- Ramaroshan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Achham district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 173 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.