Local unit · Terhathum district · Koshi Province
Aatharai: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Aatharai, at 66.3% of its area. Forest covers 66.3% (about the same as the Terhathum district average of 63.3%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 32.1%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.9%.
Area
167 km²
Local unit, Terhathum district
Forest (2025)
66.3%
183rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Aatharai in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.2 | 0.6 |
| Agriculture land | 0.5 | 0.0 | −0.4 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 31.7 | 32.1 | +0.4 | 53.5 |
| Forest land | 66.2 | 66.3 | +0.2 | 110.5 |
| Water | 0.8 | 0.9 | +0.1 | 1.5 |
| Barren land | 0.7 | 0.2 | −0.5 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Aatharai.
How Aatharai changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land −0.5 percentage points (−0.78 km²); Rangeland +0.4 percentage points (+0.73 km²); Agriculture land −0.4 percentage points (−0.72 km²).
Other local units in Terhathum district
Questions about Aatharai
- What is the forest cover of Aatharai?
- Forest covers about 66.3% of Aatharai (111 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Terhathum district average of 63.3%.
- How much of Aatharai is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (0.6 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Aatharai ranks 600th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Aatharai?
- Aatharai is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Terhathum district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 167 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.