Local unit · Dhading district · Bagmati Province
Thakre: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Thakre, at 62.2% of its area. Forest covers 62.2% (about the same as the Dhading district average of 59.1%), farmland 1.6%, rangeland 24.4%, built-up land 11.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
96.0 km²
Local unit, Dhading district
Forest (2025)
62.2%
248th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
11.8%
+5.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Thakre in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.2 | 11.8 | +5.6 | 11.3 |
| Agriculture land | 1.4 | 1.6 | +0.2 | 1.5 |
| Rangeland | 32.8 | 24.4 | −8.4 | 23.4 |
| Forest land | 59.6 | 62.2 | +2.6 | 59.7 |
| 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 Thakre.
How Thakre changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −8.4 percentage points (−8.09 km²); Urban land +5.6 percentage points (+5.37 km²); Forest land +2.6 percentage points (+2.51 km²).
Other local units in Dhading district
Questions about Thakre
- What is the forest cover of Thakre?
- Forest covers about 62.2% of Thakre (59.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dhading district average of 59.1%.
- How much of Thakre is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 11.8% (11.3 km²), +5.6 percentage points since 2017. Thakre ranks 194th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Thakre?
- Thakre is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhading district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 96.0 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.