Local unit · Dhading district · Bagmati Province
Rubi Valley: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Rubi Valley, at 50.8% of its area. Forest covers 34.9% (less than the Dhading district average of 59.1%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 50.8%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 14.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
425 km²
Local unit, Dhading district
Forest (2025)
34.9%
506th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Rubi Valley in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.5 |
| Rangeland | 44.4 | 50.8 | +6.3 | 215.5 |
| Forest land | 39.1 | 34.9 | −4.1 | 148.2 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 16.2 | 14.0 | −2.3 | 59.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Rubi Valley.
How Rubi Valley changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +6.3 percentage points (+26.87 km²); Forest land −4.1 percentage points (−17.62 km²); Barren land −2.3 percentage points (−9.55 km²).
Other local units in Dhading district
Questions about Rubi Valley
- What is the forest cover of Rubi Valley?
- Forest covers about 34.9% of Rubi Valley (148 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dhading district average of 59.1%.
- How much of Rubi Valley is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.5 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Rubi Valley ranks 686th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Rubi Valley?
- Rubi Valley is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhading district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 425 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.