Local unit · Tanahu district · Gandaki Province
Shuklagandaki: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Shuklagandaki, at 71.4% of its area. Forest covers 71.4% (about the same as the Tanahu district average of 71.9%), farmland 3.9%, rangeland 15.6%, built-up land 6.5%, bare land, rock and snow 1.5% and water 1.1%.
Area
165 km²
Local unit, Tanahu district
Forest (2025)
71.4%
113th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
6.5%
+1.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Shuklagandaki in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 5.5 | 6.5 | +1.0 | 10.7 |
| Agriculture land | 4.7 | 3.9 | −0.8 | 6.4 |
| Rangeland | 16.7 | 15.6 | −1.1 | 25.8 |
| Forest land | 71.8 | 71.4 | −0.4 | 117.6 |
| Water | 1.0 | 1.1 | +0.1 | 1.8 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 1.5 | +1.2 | 2.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Shuklagandaki.
How Shuklagandaki changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land +1.2 percentage points (+2.01 km²); Rangeland −1.1 percentage points (−1.81 km²); Urban land +1.0 percentage points (+1.65 km²).
Other local units in Tanahu district
Questions about Shuklagandaki
- What is the forest cover of Shuklagandaki?
- Forest covers about 71.4% of Shuklagandaki (118 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Tanahu district average of 71.9%.
- How much of Shuklagandaki is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 6.5% (10.7 km²), +1.0 percentage points since 2017. Shuklagandaki ranks 297th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Shuklagandaki?
- Shuklagandaki is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Tanahu district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 165 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.