Local unit · Nuwakot district · Bagmati Province
Suryagadhi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Suryagadhi, at 58.7% of its area. Forest covers 58.7% (about the same as the Nuwakot district average of 60.6%), farmland 6.9%, rangeland 28.5%, built-up land 5.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.4%.
Area
49.1 km²
Local unit, Nuwakot district
Forest (2025)
58.7%
298th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
5.3%
+0.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Suryagadhi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 4.5 | 5.3 | +0.8 | 2.6 |
| Agriculture land | 8.8 | 6.9 | −1.9 | 3.4 |
| Rangeland | 34.6 | 28.5 | −6.1 | 14.0 |
| Forest land | 50.8 | 58.7 | +7.9 | 28.8 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 1.0 | 0.2 | −0.8 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Suryagadhi.
How Suryagadhi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +7.9 percentage points (+3.86 km²); Rangeland −6.1 percentage points (−3.00 km²); Agriculture land −1.9 percentage points (−0.93 km²).
Other local units in Nuwakot district
Questions about Suryagadhi
- What is the forest cover of Suryagadhi?
- Forest covers about 58.7% of Suryagadhi (28.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Nuwakot district average of 60.6%.
- How much of Suryagadhi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 5.3% (2.6 km²), +0.8 percentage points since 2017. Suryagadhi ranks 315th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Suryagadhi?
- Suryagadhi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Nuwakot district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 49.1 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.