Local unit · Kavrepalanchok district · Bagmati Province
Mahabharat: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Mahabharat, at 78.1% of its area. Forest covers 78.1% (more than the Kavrepalanchok district average of 56.5%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 20.8%, built-up land 0.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.4%.
Area
186 km²
Local unit, Kavrepalanchok district
Forest (2025)
78.1%
53rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.7%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Mahabharat in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 0.7 | +0.4 | 1.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.2 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 19.2 | 20.8 | +1.6 | 38.6 |
| Forest land | 80.1 | 78.1 | −2.0 | 145.2 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.2 | 0.7 |
| 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 Mahabharat.
How Mahabharat changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −2.0 percentage points (−3.77 km²); Rangeland +1.6 percentage points (+2.97 km²); Urban land +0.4 percentage points (+0.80 km²).
Other local units in Kavrepalanchok district
Questions about Mahabharat
- What is the forest cover of Mahabharat?
- Forest covers about 78.1% of Mahabharat (145 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Kavrepalanchok district average of 56.5%.
- How much of Mahabharat is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.7% (1.3 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Mahabharat ranks 537th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mahabharat?
- Mahabharat is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kavrepalanchok district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 186 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.