Local unit · Makwanpur district · Bagmati Province
Parsa: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Parsa, at 79.4% of its area. Forest covers 79.4% (about the same as the Makwanpur district average of 74.0%), farmland 5.5%, rangeland 9.7%, built-up land 2.1%, bare land, rock and snow 1.4% and water 2.0%.
Area
98.2 km²
Local unit, Makwanpur district
Forest (2025)
79.4%
42nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.1%
+0.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Parsa in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.4 | 2.1 | +0.7 | 2.0 |
| Agriculture land | 5.9 | 5.5 | −0.4 | 5.4 |
| Rangeland | 8.7 | 9.7 | +0.9 | 9.5 |
| Forest land | 78.3 | 79.4 | +1.1 | 78.0 |
| Water | 2.0 | 2.0 | −0.1 | 1.9 |
| Barren land | 3.7 | 1.4 | −2.3 | 1.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Parsa.
How Parsa changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land −2.3 percentage points (−2.29 km²); Forest land +1.1 percentage points (+1.09 km²); Rangeland +0.9 percentage points (+0.93 km²).
Other local units in Makwanpur district
Questions about Parsa
- What is the forest cover of Parsa?
- Forest covers about 79.4% of Parsa (78.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Makwanpur district average of 74.0%.
- How much of Parsa is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.1% (2.0 km²), +0.7 percentage points since 2017. Parsa ranks 420th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Parsa?
- Parsa is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Makwanpur district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 98.2 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.