Local unit · Dhading district · Bagmati Province
Tripurasundari: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Tripurasundari, at 64.5% of its area. Forest covers 64.5% (about the same as the Dhading district average of 59.1%), farmland 11.9%, rangeland 15.6%, built-up land 3.8%, bare land, rock and snow 1.6% and water 2.6%.
Area
84.4 km²
Local unit, Dhading district
Forest (2025)
64.5%
217th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.8%
+1.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Tripurasundari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.5 | 3.8 | +1.3 | 3.2 |
| Agriculture land | 16.1 | 11.9 | −4.2 | 10.0 |
| Rangeland | 13.3 | 15.6 | +2.3 | 13.2 |
| Forest land | 62.3 | 64.5 | +2.2 | 54.4 |
| Water | 2.4 | 2.6 | +0.3 | 2.2 |
| Barren land | 3.5 | 1.6 | −1.9 | 1.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Tripurasundari.
How Tripurasundari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −4.2 percentage points (−3.52 km²); Rangeland +2.3 percentage points (+1.96 km²); Forest land +2.2 percentage points (+1.84 km²).
Other local units in Dhading district
Questions about Tripurasundari
- What is the forest cover of Tripurasundari?
- Forest covers about 64.5% of Tripurasundari (54.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dhading district average of 59.1%.
- How much of Tripurasundari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.8% (3.2 km²), +1.3 percentage points since 2017. Tripurasundari ranks 356th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Tripurasundari?
- Tripurasundari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhading district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 84.4 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.