Local unit · Bardiya district · Lumbini Province
Thakurbaba: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Thakurbaba, at 44.9% of its area. Forest covers 37.0% (less than the Bardiya district average of 55.0%), farmland 44.9%, rangeland 4.2%, built-up land 11.3%, bare land, rock and snow 1.5% and water 1.1%.
Area
104 km²
Local unit, Bardiya district
Forest (2025)
37.0%
501st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
11.3%
+6.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Thakurbaba in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 5.3 | 11.3 | +6.0 | 11.8 |
| Agriculture land | 49.6 | 44.9 | −4.8 | 46.8 |
| Rangeland | 5.0 | 4.2 | −0.8 | 4.4 |
| Forest land | 36.2 | 37.0 | +0.7 | 38.6 |
| Water | 1.5 | 1.1 | −0.3 | 1.2 |
| Barren land | 2.4 | 1.5 | −0.9 | 1.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Thakurbaba.
How Thakurbaba changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +6.0 percentage points (+6.28 km²); Agriculture land −4.8 percentage points (−4.99 km²); Barren land −0.9 percentage points (−0.91 km²).
Other local units in Bardiya district
Questions about Thakurbaba
- What is the forest cover of Thakurbaba?
- Forest covers about 37.0% of Thakurbaba (38.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bardiya district average of 55.0%.
- How much of Thakurbaba is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 11.3% (11.8 km²), +6.0 percentage points since 2017. Thakurbaba ranks 205th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Thakurbaba?
- Thakurbaba is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bardiya district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 104 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.