Local unit · Rolpa district · Lumbini Province
Sunchhahari: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Sunchhahari, at 63.5% of its area. Forest covers 63.5% (about the same as the Rolpa district average of 64.3%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 35.8%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
278 km²
Local unit, Rolpa district
Forest (2025)
63.5%
229th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Sunchhahari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.4 | +0.3 | 1.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.0 | 0.7 |
| Rangeland | 36.2 | 35.8 | −0.4 | 99.3 |
| Forest land | 63.4 | 63.5 | +0.1 | 176.3 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±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 Sunchhahari.
How Sunchhahari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −0.4 percentage points (−1.17 km²); Urban land +0.3 percentage points (+0.94 km²); Forest land +0.1 percentage points (+0.22 km²).
Other local units in Rolpa district
Questions about Sunchhahari
- What is the forest cover of Sunchhahari?
- Forest covers about 63.5% of Sunchhahari (176 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Rolpa district average of 64.3%.
- How much of Sunchhahari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (1.2 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Sunchhahari ranks 594th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sunchhahari?
- Sunchhahari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rolpa district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 278 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.