Local unit · Okhaldhunga district · Koshi Province
Sunkoshi: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Sunkoshi, at 57.2% of its area. Forest covers 41.4% (less than the Okhaldhunga district average of 53.3%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 57.2%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.8%.
Area
144 km²
Local unit, Okhaldhunga district
Forest (2025)
41.4%
475th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Sunkoshi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.2 | 0.4 |
| Rangeland | 59.8 | 57.2 | −2.6 | 82.1 |
| Forest land | 38.9 | 41.4 | +2.5 | 59.4 |
| Water | 0.8 | 0.8 | +0.1 | 1.1 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.3 | −0.3 | 0.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sunkoshi.
How Sunkoshi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −2.6 percentage points (−3.76 km²); Forest land +2.5 percentage points (+3.62 km²); Barren land −0.3 percentage points (−0.36 km²).
Other local units in Okhaldhunga district
Questions about Sunkoshi
- What is the forest cover of Sunkoshi?
- Forest covers about 41.4% of Sunkoshi (59.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Okhaldhunga district average of 53.3%.
- How much of Sunkoshi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.2 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Sunkoshi ranks 673rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sunkoshi?
- Sunkoshi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Okhaldhunga district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 144 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.