Local unit · Kathmandu district · Bagmati Province
Shankharapur: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Shankharapur, at 48.0% of its area. Forest covers 48.0% (more than the Kathmandu district average of 37.1%), farmland 1.0%, rangeland 16.7%, built-up land 34.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
60.2 km²
Local unit, Kathmandu district
Forest (2025)
48.0%
426th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
34.3%
+16.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Shankharapur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 18.2 | 34.3 | +16.1 | 20.7 |
| Agriculture land | 4.6 | 1.0 | −3.6 | 0.6 |
| Rangeland | 26.3 | 16.7 | −9.6 | 10.0 |
| Forest land | 50.9 | 48.0 | −2.9 | 28.9 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Shankharapur.
How Shankharapur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +16.1 percentage points (+9.70 km²); Rangeland −9.6 percentage points (−5.80 km²); Agriculture land −3.6 percentage points (−2.19 km²).
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Questions about Shankharapur
- What is the forest cover of Shankharapur?
- Forest covers about 48.0% of Shankharapur (28.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Kathmandu district average of 37.1%.
- How much of Shankharapur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 34.3% (20.7 km²), +16.1 percentage points since 2017. Shankharapur ranks 26th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Shankharapur?
- Shankharapur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kathmandu district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 60.2 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.