Local unit · Lalitpur district · Bagmati Province
Mahalaxmi: land cover and map
Urban land is the largest land cover in Mahalaxmi, at 65.9% of its area. Forest covers 27.5% (less than the Lalitpur district average of 52.0%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 6.6%, built-up land 65.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
26.5 km²
Local unit, Lalitpur district
Forest (2025)
27.5%
541st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
65.9%
+6.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Mahalaxmi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 59.3 | 65.9 | +6.6 | 17.5 |
| Agriculture land | 4.2 | 0.0 | −4.2 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 7.6 | 6.6 | −1.0 | 1.7 |
| Forest land | 28.9 | 27.5 | −1.5 | 7.3 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| 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 Mahalaxmi.
How Mahalaxmi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +6.6 percentage points (+1.74 km²); Agriculture land −4.2 percentage points (−1.10 km²); Forest land −1.5 percentage points (−0.39 km²).
Other local units in Lalitpur district
Questions about Mahalaxmi
- What is the forest cover of Mahalaxmi?
- Forest covers about 27.5% of Mahalaxmi (7.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Lalitpur district average of 52.0%.
- How much of Mahalaxmi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 65.9% (17.5 km²), +6.6 percentage points since 2017. Mahalaxmi ranks 11th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mahalaxmi?
- Mahalaxmi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Lalitpur district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 26.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.