Local unit · Tanahu district · Gandaki Province
Devghat: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Devghat, at 79.7% of its area. Forest covers 79.7% (about the same as the Tanahu district average of 71.9%), farmland 2.0%, rangeland 12.5%, built-up land 2.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 3.3%.
Area
160 km²
Local unit, Tanahu district
Forest (2025)
79.7%
39th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.3%
+1.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Devghat in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.0 | 2.3 | +1.2 | 3.6 |
| Agriculture land | 3.9 | 2.0 | −1.9 | 3.1 |
| Rangeland | 8.9 | 12.5 | +3.6 | 19.9 |
| Forest land | 82.7 | 79.7 | −3.0 | 127.1 |
| Water | 3.0 | 3.3 | +0.2 | 5.2 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Devghat.
How Devghat changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +3.6 percentage points (+5.69 km²); Forest land −3.0 percentage points (−4.83 km²); Agriculture land −1.9 percentage points (−3.06 km²).
Other local units in Tanahu district
Questions about Devghat
- What is the forest cover of Devghat?
- Forest covers about 79.7% of Devghat (127 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Tanahu district average of 71.9%.
- How much of Devghat is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.3% (3.6 km²), +1.2 percentage points since 2017. Devghat ranks 411th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Devghat?
- Devghat is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Tanahu district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 160 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.