Local unit · Ramechhap district · Bagmati Province
Manthali: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Manthali, at 58.0% of its area. Forest covers 37.2% (about the same as the Ramechhap district average of 41.7%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 58.0%, built-up land 2.3%, bare land, rock and snow 1.1% and water 1.2%.
Area
212 km²
Local unit, Ramechhap district
Forest (2025)
37.2%
500th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.3%
+1.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Manthali in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.9 | 2.3 | +1.4 | 4.8 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.2 |
| Rangeland | 60.0 | 58.0 | −2.0 | 122.8 |
| Forest land | 33.5 | 37.2 | +3.7 | 78.7 |
| Water | 1.2 | 1.2 | +0.0 | 2.6 |
| Barren land | 4.1 | 1.1 | −2.9 | 2.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Manthali.
How Manthali changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +3.7 percentage points (+7.87 km²); Barren land −2.9 percentage points (−6.22 km²); Rangeland −2.0 percentage points (−4.21 km²).
Other local units in Ramechhap district
Questions about Manthali
- What is the forest cover of Manthali?
- Forest covers about 37.2% of Manthali (78.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Ramechhap district average of 41.7%.
- How much of Manthali is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.3% (4.8 km²), +1.4 percentage points since 2017. Manthali ranks 412th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Manthali?
- Manthali is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Ramechhap district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 212 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.