Local unit · Darchula district · Sudur Paschim Province
Marma: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Marma, at 54.7% of its area. Forest covers 42.7% (more than the Darchula district average of 30.2%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 54.7%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 2.0% and water 0.4%.
Area
208 km²
Local unit, Darchula district
Forest (2025)
42.7%
460th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Marma in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.2 | +0.2 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 50.6 | 54.7 | +4.1 | 113.6 |
| Forest land | 47.8 | 42.7 | −5.2 | 88.6 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.4 | −0.0 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 1.2 | 2.0 | +0.8 | 4.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Marma.
How Marma changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −5.2 percentage points (−10.71 km²); Rangeland +4.1 percentage points (+8.57 km²); Barren land +0.8 percentage points (+1.72 km²).
Other local units in Darchula district
Questions about Marma
- What is the forest cover of Marma?
- Forest covers about 42.7% of Marma (88.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Darchula district average of 30.2%.
- How much of Marma is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.5 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Marma ranks 649th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Marma?
- Marma is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Darchula district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 208 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.