Local unit · Gorkha district · Gandaki Province
Siranchowk: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Siranchowk, at 68.9% of its area. Forest covers 68.9% (more than the Gorkha district average of 35.9%), farmland 2.2%, rangeland 26.3%, built-up land 1.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 0.5%.
Area
122 km²
Local unit, Gorkha district
Forest (2025)
68.9%
141st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.5%
+1.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Siranchowk in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.6 | 1.5 | +1.0 | 1.9 |
| Agriculture land | 4.9 | 2.2 | −2.7 | 2.7 |
| Rangeland | 21.4 | 26.3 | +5.0 | 32.0 |
| Forest land | 70.5 | 68.9 | −1.6 | 83.9 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.0 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 2.2 | 0.5 | −1.6 | 0.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Siranchowk.
How Siranchowk changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +5.0 percentage points (+6.05 km²); Agriculture land −2.7 percentage points (−3.27 km²); Barren land −1.6 percentage points (−1.98 km²).
Other local units in Gorkha district
Questions about Siranchowk
- What is the forest cover of Siranchowk?
- Forest covers about 68.9% of Siranchowk (83.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Gorkha district average of 35.9%.
- How much of Siranchowk is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.5% (1.9 km²), +1.0 percentage points since 2017. Siranchowk ranks 448th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Siranchowk?
- Siranchowk is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gorkha district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 122 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.