Local unit · Parbat district · Gandaki Province
Modi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Modi, at 77.2% of its area. Forest covers 77.2% (more than the Parbat district average of 65.0%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 20.3%, built-up land 1.0%, bare land, rock and snow 1.3% and water 0.2%.
Area
144 km²
Local unit, Parbat district
Forest (2025)
77.2%
60th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.0%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Modi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.5 | 1.0 | +0.4 | 1.4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.2 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 21.2 | 20.3 | −0.9 | 29.2 |
| Forest land | 76.5 | 77.2 | +0.7 | 110.8 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 1.3 | 1.3 | +0.0 | 1.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Modi.
How Modi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −0.9 percentage points (−1.29 km²); Forest land +0.7 percentage points (+1.03 km²); Urban land +0.4 percentage points (+0.65 km²).
Other local units in Parbat district
Questions about Modi
- What is the forest cover of Modi?
- Forest covers about 77.2% of Modi (111 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Parbat district average of 65.0%.
- How much of Modi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.0% (1.4 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Modi ranks 507th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Modi?
- Modi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Parbat district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 144 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.