Local unit · Gulmi district · Lumbini Province
Ruruchhetra: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Ruruchhetra, at 69.7% of its area. Forest covers 69.7% (about the same as the Gulmi district average of 62.3%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 25.6%, built-up land 2.2%, bare land, rock and snow 1.4% and water 1.0%.
Area
67.4 km²
Local unit, Gulmi district
Forest (2025)
69.7%
134th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.2%
−0.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Ruruchhetra in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 3.0 | 2.2 | −0.8 | 1.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.7 | 0.2 | −0.5 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 21.5 | 25.6 | +4.1 | 17.2 |
| Forest land | 68.9 | 69.7 | +0.7 | 46.9 |
| Water | 0.9 | 1.0 | +0.0 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 5.0 | 1.4 | −3.5 | 1.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Ruruchhetra.
How Ruruchhetra changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +4.1 percentage points (+2.75 km²); Barren land −3.5 percentage points (−2.39 km²); Urban land −0.8 percentage points (−0.55 km²).
Other local units in Gulmi district
Questions about Ruruchhetra
- What is the forest cover of Ruruchhetra?
- Forest covers about 69.7% of Ruruchhetra (46.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Gulmi district average of 62.3%.
- How much of Ruruchhetra is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.2% (1.5 km²), −0.8 percentage points since 2017. Ruruchhetra ranks 415th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Ruruchhetra?
- Ruruchhetra is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gulmi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 67.4 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.