Local unit · Rolpa district · Lumbini Province
Sunil Smriti: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Sunil Smriti, at 68.3% of its area. Forest covers 68.3% (about the same as the Rolpa district average of 64.3%), farmland 1.8%, rangeland 27.5%, built-up land 1.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.5%.
Area
157 km²
Local unit, Rolpa district
Forest (2025)
68.3%
155th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.8%
+1.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Sunil Smriti in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.5 | 1.8 | +1.3 | 2.9 |
| Agriculture land | 2.4 | 1.8 | −0.6 | 2.9 |
| Rangeland | 30.1 | 27.5 | −2.6 | 43.0 |
| Forest land | 66.5 | 68.3 | +1.9 | 107.0 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.0 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 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 Sunil Smriti.
How Sunil Smriti changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −2.6 percentage points (−4.12 km²); Forest land +1.9 percentage points (+2.96 km²); Urban land +1.3 percentage points (+2.02 km²).
Other local units in Rolpa district
Questions about Sunil Smriti
- What is the forest cover of Sunil Smriti?
- Forest covers about 68.3% of Sunil Smriti (107 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Rolpa district average of 64.3%.
- How much of Sunil Smriti is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.8% (2.9 km²), +1.3 percentage points since 2017. Sunil Smriti ranks 433rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sunil Smriti?
- Sunil Smriti is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rolpa district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 157 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.