Local unit · Makwanpur district · Bagmati Province
Kailash: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Kailash, at 78.1% of its area. Forest covers 78.1% (about the same as the Makwanpur district average of 74.0%), farmland 0.4%, rangeland 19.9%, built-up land 1.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
205 km²
Local unit, Makwanpur district
Forest (2025)
78.1%
54th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.5%
+0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Kailash in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.9 | 1.5 | +0.6 | 3.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.0 | 0.9 |
| Rangeland | 19.6 | 19.9 | +0.3 | 40.7 |
| Forest land | 79.0 | 78.1 | −1.0 | 159.7 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kailash.
How Kailash changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −1.0 percentage points (−1.94 km²); Urban land +0.6 percentage points (+1.23 km²); Rangeland +0.3 percentage points (+0.63 km²).
Other local units in Makwanpur district
Questions about Kailash
- What is the forest cover of Kailash?
- Forest covers about 78.1% of Kailash (160 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Makwanpur district average of 74.0%.
- How much of Kailash is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.5% (3.1 km²), +0.6 percentage points since 2017. Kailash ranks 450th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kailash?
- Kailash is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Makwanpur district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 205 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.