Local unit · Sindhuli district · Bagmati Province
Sunkoshi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Sunkoshi, at 49.9% of its area. Forest covers 49.9% (less than the Sindhuli district average of 72.0%), farmland 0.6%, rangeland 45.5%, built-up land 2.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 1.2%.
Area
155 km²
Local unit, Sindhuli district
Forest (2025)
49.9%
408th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.3%
+0.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Sunkoshi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.6 | 2.3 | +0.7 | 3.6 |
| Agriculture land | 0.8 | 0.6 | −0.2 | 1.0 |
| Rangeland | 47.2 | 45.5 | −1.7 | 70.3 |
| Forest land | 48.8 | 49.9 | +1.1 | 77.1 |
| Water | 1.1 | 1.2 | +0.1 | 1.9 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.1 | 0.7 |
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 −1.7 percentage points (−2.67 km²); Forest land +1.1 percentage points (+1.70 km²); Urban land +0.7 percentage points (+1.04 km²).
Other local units in Sindhuli district
Questions about Sunkoshi
- What is the forest cover of Sunkoshi?
- Forest covers about 49.9% of Sunkoshi (77.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sindhuli district average of 72.0%.
- How much of Sunkoshi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.3% (3.6 km²), +0.7 percentage points since 2017. Sunkoshi ranks 410th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sunkoshi?
- Sunkoshi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sindhuli district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 155 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.