Local unit · Parbat district · Gandaki Province
Mahashila: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Mahashila, at 57.4% of its area. Forest covers 57.4% (about the same as the Parbat district average of 65.0%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 42.2%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.0%.
Area
49.4 km²
Local unit, Parbat district
Forest (2025)
57.4%
320th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Mahashila in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 41.5 | 42.2 | +0.7 | 20.9 |
| Forest land | 57.7 | 57.4 | −0.4 | 28.3 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.3 | −0.4 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Mahashila.
How Mahashila changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +0.7 percentage points (+0.34 km²); Forest land −0.4 percentage points (−0.19 km²); Barren land −0.4 percentage points (−0.17 km²).
Other local units in Parbat district
Questions about Mahashila
- What is the forest cover of Mahashila?
- Forest covers about 57.4% of Mahashila (28.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Parbat district average of 65.0%.
- How much of Mahashila is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.1 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Mahashila ranks 682nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mahashila?
- Mahashila is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Parbat district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 49.4 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.