Local unit · Arghakhanchi district · Lumbini Province
Malarani: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Malarani, at 61.9% of its area. Forest covers 61.9% (less than the Arghakhanchi district average of 78.3%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 37.2%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 0.0%.
Area
101 km²
Local unit, Arghakhanchi district
Forest (2025)
61.9%
253rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Malarani in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.1 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.5 | 0.0 | −0.5 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 39.5 | 37.2 | −2.3 | 37.6 |
| Forest land | 58.3 | 61.9 | +3.7 | 62.6 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 1.4 | 0.5 | −0.9 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Malarani.
How Malarani changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +3.7 percentage points (+3.71 km²); Rangeland −2.3 percentage points (−2.32 km²); Barren land −0.9 percentage points (−0.95 km²).
Other local units in Arghakhanchi district
Questions about Malarani
- What is the forest cover of Malarani?
- Forest covers about 61.9% of Malarani (62.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Arghakhanchi district average of 78.3%.
- How much of Malarani is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (0.3 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Malarani ranks 613th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Malarani?
- Malarani is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Arghakhanchi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 101 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.