Local unit · Sindhuli district · Bagmati Province
Marin: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Marin, at 78.6% of its area. Forest covers 78.6% (about the same as the Sindhuli district average of 72.0%), farmland 5.5%, rangeland 13.1%, built-up land 0.8%, bare land, rock and snow 1.5% and water 0.5%.
Area
297 km²
Local unit, Sindhuli district
Forest (2025)
78.6%
49th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.8%
+0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Marin in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.8 | +0.6 | 2.5 |
| Agriculture land | 6.5 | 5.5 | −1.1 | 16.2 |
| Rangeland | 8.6 | 13.1 | +4.5 | 38.9 |
| Forest land | 81.3 | 78.6 | −2.7 | 233.6 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.5 | −0.1 | 1.4 |
| Barren land | 2.9 | 1.5 | −1.4 | 4.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Marin.
How Marin changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +4.5 percentage points (+13.49 km²); Forest land −2.7 percentage points (−7.87 km²); Barren land −1.4 percentage points (−4.04 km²).
Other local units in Sindhuli district
Questions about Marin
- What is the forest cover of Marin?
- Forest covers about 78.6% of Marin (234 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Sindhuli district average of 72.0%.
- How much of Marin is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.8% (2.5 km²), +0.6 percentage points since 2017. Marin ranks 516th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Marin?
- Marin is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sindhuli district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 297 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.