Local unit · Sindhupalchok district · Bagmati Province
Panchpokhari Thangpal: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Panchpokhari Thangpal, at 51.6% of its area. Forest covers 51.6% (about the same as the Sindhupalchok district average of 51.8%), farmland 0.5%, rangeland 35.3%, built-up land 1.6%, bare land, rock and snow 10.8% and water 0.3%.
Land cover of Panchpokhari Thangpal in 2025
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| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.8 | 1.6 | −0.2 | 7.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.9 | 0.5 | −0.4 | 2.0 |
| Rangeland | 30.6 | 35.3 | +4.7 | 153.9 |
| Forest land | 52.9 | 51.6 | −1.3 | 224.9 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.2 | 1.3 |
| Barren land | 13.8 | 10.8 | −3.1 | 47.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Panchpokhari Thangpal (summarised at 10 m).
How Panchpokhari Thangpal changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +4.7 percentage points (+20.63 km²); Barren land −3.1 percentage points (−13.30 km²); Forest land −1.3 percentage points (−5.71 km²).
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Questions about Panchpokhari Thangpal
- What is the forest cover of Panchpokhari Thangpal?
- Forest covers about 51.6% of Panchpokhari Thangpal (225 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Sindhupalchok district average of 51.8%.
- How much of Panchpokhari Thangpal is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.6% (7.1 km²), −0.2 percentage points since 2017. Panchpokhari Thangpal ranks 444th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Panchpokhari Thangpal?
- Panchpokhari Thangpal is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sindhupalchok district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 436 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.