Local unit · Gorkha district · Gandaki Province
Shahid Lakhan: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Shahid Lakhan, at 74.2% of its area. Forest covers 74.2% (more than the Gorkha district average of 35.9%), farmland 1.2%, rangeland 20.7%, built-up land 2.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.9%.
Area
149 km²
Local unit, Gorkha district
Forest (2025)
74.2%
86th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.9%
+1.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Shahid Lakhan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.6 | 2.9 | +1.3 | 4.3 |
| Agriculture land | 2.7 | 1.2 | −1.4 | 1.8 |
| Rangeland | 23.3 | 20.7 | −2.6 | 30.8 |
| Forest land | 71.5 | 74.2 | +2.8 | 110.6 |
| Water | 0.9 | 0.9 | +0.1 | 1.4 |
| 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 Shahid Lakhan.
How Shahid Lakhan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +2.8 percentage points (+4.11 km²); Rangeland −2.6 percentage points (−3.89 km²); Agriculture land −1.4 percentage points (−2.13 km²).
Other local units in Gorkha district
Questions about Shahid Lakhan
- What is the forest cover of Shahid Lakhan?
- Forest covers about 74.2% of Shahid Lakhan (111 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Gorkha district average of 35.9%.
- How much of Shahid Lakhan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.9% (4.3 km²), +1.3 percentage points since 2017. Shahid Lakhan ranks 389th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Shahid Lakhan?
- Shahid Lakhan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gorkha district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 149 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.