Local unit · Makwanpur district · Bagmati Province
Thaha: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Thaha, at 70.7% of its area. Forest covers 70.7% (about the same as the Makwanpur district average of 74.0%), farmland 2.4%, rangeland 15.2%, built-up land 11.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
191 km²
Local unit, Makwanpur district
Forest (2025)
70.7%
121st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
11.6%
+4.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Thaha in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 7.5 | 11.6 | +4.0 | 22.1 |
| Agriculture land | 5.4 | 2.4 | −2.9 | 4.7 |
| Rangeland | 16.8 | 15.2 | −1.5 | 29.1 |
| Forest land | 70.3 | 70.7 | +0.4 | 135.1 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Thaha.
How Thaha changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.0 percentage points (+7.72 km²); Agriculture land −2.9 percentage points (−5.60 km²); Rangeland −1.5 percentage points (−2.94 km²).
Other local units in Makwanpur district
Questions about Thaha
- What is the forest cover of Thaha?
- Forest covers about 70.7% of Thaha (135 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Makwanpur district average of 74.0%.
- How much of Thaha is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 11.6% (22.1 km²), +4.0 percentage points since 2017. Thaha ranks 199th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Thaha?
- Thaha is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Makwanpur district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 191 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.