Local unit · Pyuthan district · Lumbini Province
Mallarani: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Mallarani, at 66.2% of its area. Forest covers 66.2% (about the same as the Pyuthan district average of 67.9%), farmland 0.7%, rangeland 30.7%, built-up land 1.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.4%.
Area
80.1 km²
Local unit, Pyuthan district
Forest (2025)
66.2%
190th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.8%
+0.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Mallarani in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.9 | 1.8 | +0.9 | 1.4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.5 | 0.7 | +0.2 | 0.6 |
| Rangeland | 36.5 | 30.7 | −5.7 | 24.6 |
| Forest land | 61.1 | 66.2 | +5.0 | 53.0 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.1 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.7 | 0.3 | −0.5 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Mallarani.
How Mallarani changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −5.7 percentage points (−4.59 km²); Forest land +5.0 percentage points (+4.02 km²); Urban land +0.9 percentage points (+0.70 km²).
Other local units in Pyuthan district
Questions about Mallarani
- What is the forest cover of Mallarani?
- Forest covers about 66.2% of Mallarani (53.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Pyuthan district average of 67.9%.
- How much of Mallarani is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.8% (1.4 km²), +0.9 percentage points since 2017. Mallarani ranks 436th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mallarani?
- Mallarani is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Pyuthan district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 80.1 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.