Local unit · Sindhupalchok district · Bagmati Province
Sunkoshi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Sunkoshi, at 68.6% of its area. Forest covers 68.6% (more than the Sindhupalchok district average of 51.8%), farmland 1.4%, rangeland 19.6%, built-up land 9.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 1.1%.
Area
72.8 km²
Local unit, Sindhupalchok district
Forest (2025)
68.6%
149th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
9.3%
+2.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Sunkoshi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.8 | 9.3 | +2.5 | 6.8 |
| Agriculture land | 2.2 | 1.4 | −0.8 | 1.0 |
| Rangeland | 16.8 | 19.6 | +2.8 | 14.3 |
| Forest land | 73.1 | 68.6 | −4.5 | 49.9 |
| Water | 1.1 | 1.1 | −0.0 | 0.8 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 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 Sunkoshi.
How Sunkoshi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −4.5 percentage points (−3.31 km²); Rangeland +2.8 percentage points (+2.03 km²); Urban land +2.5 percentage points (+1.84 km²).
Other local units in Sindhupalchok district
Questions about Sunkoshi
- What is the forest cover of Sunkoshi?
- Forest covers about 68.6% of Sunkoshi (49.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Sindhupalchok district average of 51.8%.
- How much of Sunkoshi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 9.3% (6.8 km²), +2.5 percentage points since 2017. Sunkoshi ranks 255th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sunkoshi?
- Sunkoshi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sindhupalchok district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 72.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.