Local unit · Udayapur district · Koshi Province
Tapli: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Tapli, at 59.3% of its area. Forest covers 59.3% (about the same as the Udayapur district average of 68.5%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 39.2%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 0.6%.
Area
119 km²
Local unit, Udayapur district
Forest (2025)
59.3%
291st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Tapli in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.2 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.2 |
| Rangeland | 53.2 | 39.2 | −13.9 | 46.7 |
| Forest land | 45.3 | 59.3 | +14.0 | 70.6 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.6 | −0.0 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.4 | −0.1 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Tapli.
How Tapli changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +14.0 percentage points (+16.70 km²); Rangeland −13.9 percentage points (−16.60 km²); Urban land +0.2 percentage points (+0.21 km²).
Other local units in Udayapur district
Questions about Tapli
- What is the forest cover of Tapli?
- Forest covers about 59.3% of Tapli (70.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Udayapur district average of 68.5%.
- How much of Tapli is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (0.4 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Tapli ranks 617th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Tapli?
- Tapli is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Udayapur district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 119 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.