Local unit · Bajhang district · Sudur Paschim Province
Thalara: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Thalara, at 58.2% of its area. Forest covers 58.2% (more than the Bajhang district average of 23.5%), farmland 1.7%, rangeland 38.0%, built-up land 0.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 1.3%.
Area
105 km²
Local unit, Bajhang district
Forest (2025)
58.2%
303rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.6%
+0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Thalara in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.6 | +0.6 | 0.6 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 1.7 | +1.4 | 1.7 |
| Rangeland | 39.5 | 38.0 | −1.5 | 40.0 |
| Forest land | 58.6 | 58.2 | −0.4 | 61.3 |
| Water | 1.3 | 1.3 | −0.0 | 1.3 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.0 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Thalara.
How Thalara changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −1.5 percentage points (−1.60 km²); Agriculture land +1.4 percentage points (+1.43 km²); Urban land +0.6 percentage points (+0.59 km²).
Other local units in Bajhang district
Questions about Thalara
- What is the forest cover of Thalara?
- Forest covers about 58.2% of Thalara (61.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Bajhang district average of 23.5%.
- How much of Thalara is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.6% (0.6 km²), +0.6 percentage points since 2017. Thalara ranks 551st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Thalara?
- Thalara is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bajhang district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 105 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.