Local unit · Dhankuta district · Koshi Province
Mahalaxmi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Mahalaxmi, at 70.0% of its area. Forest covers 70.0% (about the same as the Dhankuta district average of 67.9%), farmland 0.6%, rangeland 27.1%, built-up land 0.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.8% and water 0.6%.
Area
129 km²
Local unit, Dhankuta district
Forest (2025)
70.0%
130th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.9%
+0.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Mahalaxmi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.4 | 0.9 | +0.5 | 1.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.9 | 0.6 | −0.2 | 0.8 |
| Rangeland | 24.7 | 27.1 | +2.4 | 35.0 |
| Forest land | 71.7 | 70.0 | −1.7 | 90.4 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.6 | +0.0 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 1.7 | 0.8 | −0.9 | 1.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Mahalaxmi.
How Mahalaxmi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.4 percentage points (+3.06 km²); Forest land −1.7 percentage points (−2.25 km²); Barren land −0.9 percentage points (−1.21 km²).
Other local units in Dhankuta district
Questions about Mahalaxmi
- What is the forest cover of Mahalaxmi?
- Forest covers about 70.0% of Mahalaxmi (90.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dhankuta district average of 67.9%.
- How much of Mahalaxmi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.9% (1.2 km²), +0.5 percentage points since 2017. Mahalaxmi ranks 509th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mahalaxmi?
- Mahalaxmi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhankuta district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 129 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.