Local unit · Udayapur district · Koshi Province
Rautamai: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Rautamai, at 68.5% of its area. Forest covers 68.5% (about the same as the Udayapur district average of 68.5%), farmland 0.6%, rangeland 29.7%, built-up land 0.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.5%.
Area
204 km²
Local unit, Udayapur district
Forest (2025)
68.5%
152nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.7%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Rautamai in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 0.7 | +0.4 | 1.4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.6 | 0.6 | −0.1 | 1.1 |
| Rangeland | 31.8 | 29.7 | −2.1 | 60.5 |
| Forest land | 66.7 | 68.5 | +1.8 | 139.6 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.0 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Rautamai.
How Rautamai changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −2.1 percentage points (−4.30 km²); Forest land +1.8 percentage points (+3.65 km²); Urban land +0.4 percentage points (+0.73 km²).
Other local units in Udayapur district
Questions about Rautamai
- What is the forest cover of Rautamai?
- Forest covers about 68.5% of Rautamai (140 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Udayapur district average of 68.5%.
- How much of Rautamai is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.7% (1.4 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Rautamai ranks 540th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Rautamai?
- Rautamai is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Udayapur district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 204 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.