Local unit · Kailali district · Sudur Paschim Province
Mohanyal: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Mohanyal, at 85.1% of its area. Forest covers 85.1% (more than the Kailali district average of 60.1%), farmland 0.8%, rangeland 11.4%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 1.3% and water 1.4%.
Area
626 km²
Local unit, Kailali district
Forest (2025)
85.1%
15th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Mohanyal in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.6 |
| Agriculture land | 1.1 | 0.8 | −0.4 | 4.8 |
| Rangeland | 8.8 | 11.4 | +2.6 | 71.3 |
| Forest land | 87.3 | 85.1 | −2.1 | 532.7 |
| Water | 1.3 | 1.4 | +0.0 | 8.5 |
| Barren land | 1.5 | 1.3 | −0.2 | 7.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Mohanyal (summarised at 14 m).
How Mohanyal changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.6 percentage points (+16.27 km²); Forest land −2.1 percentage points (−13.33 km²); Agriculture land −0.4 percentage points (−2.25 km²).
Other local units in Kailali district
Questions about Mohanyal
- What is the forest cover of Mohanyal?
- Forest covers about 85.1% of Mohanyal (533 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Kailali district average of 60.1%.
- How much of Mohanyal is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.6 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Mohanyal ranks 699th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mohanyal?
- Mohanyal is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kailali district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 626 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.