Local unit · Lalitpur district · Bagmati Province
Mahankal: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Mahankal, at 69.4% of its area. Forest covers 69.4% (more than the Lalitpur district average of 52.0%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 29.1%, built-up land 1.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.1%.
Area
82.4 km²
Local unit, Lalitpur district
Forest (2025)
69.4%
135th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.3%
−1.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Mahankal in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.7 | 1.3 | −1.4 | 1.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.2 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 26.6 | 29.1 | +2.4 | 24.0 |
| Forest land | 70.4 | 69.4 | −1.0 | 57.1 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.2 | +0.2 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Mahankal.
How Mahankal changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.4 percentage points (+2.01 km²); Urban land −1.4 percentage points (−1.15 km²); Forest land −1.0 percentage points (−0.84 km²).
Other local units in Lalitpur district
Questions about Mahankal
- What is the forest cover of Mahankal?
- Forest covers about 69.4% of Mahankal (57.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Lalitpur district average of 52.0%.
- How much of Mahankal is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.3% (1.1 km²), −1.4 percentage points since 2017. Mahankal ranks 477th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mahankal?
- Mahankal is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Lalitpur district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 82.4 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.