Local unit · Sindhupalchok district · Bagmati Province
Tripurasundari: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Tripurasundari, at 65.9% of its area. Forest covers 65.9% (more than the Sindhupalchok district average of 51.8%), farmland 0.8%, rangeland 28.8%, built-up land 4.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.2%.
Area
94.2 km²
Local unit, Sindhupalchok district
Forest (2025)
65.9%
199th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.3%
−0.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Tripurasundari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 5.3 | 4.3 | −0.9 | 4.1 |
| Agriculture land | 2.4 | 0.8 | −1.6 | 0.7 |
| Rangeland | 21.0 | 28.8 | +7.8 | 27.1 |
| Forest land | 70.4 | 65.9 | −4.6 | 62.0 |
| Water | 0.8 | 0.2 | −0.6 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
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):
Rangeland +7.8 percentage points (+7.35 km²); Forest land −4.6 percentage points (−4.30 km²); Agriculture land −1.6 percentage points (−1.53 km²).
Other local units in Sindhupalchok district
Questions about Tripurasundari
- What is the forest cover of Tripurasundari?
- Forest covers about 65.9% of Tripurasundari (62.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Sindhupalchok district average of 51.8%.
- How much of Tripurasundari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.3% (4.1 km²), −0.9 percentage points since 2017. Tripurasundari ranks 342nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Tripurasundari?
- Tripurasundari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sindhupalchok district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 94.2 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.