Local unit · Ramechhap district · Bagmati Province
Ramechhap: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Ramechhap, at 56.1% of its area. Forest covers 41.5% (about the same as the Ramechhap district average of 41.7%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 56.1%, built-up land 0.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 1.1%.
Area
202 km²
Local unit, Ramechhap district
Forest (2025)
41.5%
473rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.6%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Ramechhap in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 0.6 | +0.3 | 1.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.9 | 0.3 | −0.6 | 0.7 |
| Rangeland | 61.6 | 56.1 | −5.5 | 113.6 |
| Forest land | 34.9 | 41.5 | +6.5 | 83.9 |
| Water | 1.0 | 1.1 | +0.1 | 2.3 |
| Barren land | 1.2 | 0.4 | −0.8 | 0.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Ramechhap.
How Ramechhap changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +6.5 percentage points (+13.17 km²); Rangeland −5.5 percentage points (−11.13 km²); Barren land −0.8 percentage points (−1.58 km²).
Other local units in Ramechhap district
Questions about Ramechhap
- What is the forest cover of Ramechhap?
- Forest covers about 41.5% of Ramechhap (83.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Ramechhap district average of 41.7%.
- How much of Ramechhap is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.6% (1.2 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Ramechhap ranks 555th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Ramechhap?
- Ramechhap is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Ramechhap district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 202 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.