Local unit · Dailekh district · Karnali Province
Thantikandh: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Thantikandh, at 55.2% of its area. Forest covers 44.2% (less than the Dailekh district average of 52.2%), farmland 0.5%, rangeland 55.2%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
88.1 km²
Local unit, Dailekh district
Forest (2025)
44.2%
450th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Thantikandh in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.0 | 0.4 |
| Rangeland | 62.2 | 55.2 | −7.0 | 48.6 |
| Forest land | 37.3 | 44.2 | +6.9 | 39.0 |
| 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 Thantikandh.
How Thantikandh changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −7.0 percentage points (−6.19 km²); Forest land +6.9 percentage points (+6.08 km²); Urban land +0.1 percentage points (+0.08 km²).
Other local units in Dailekh district
Questions about Thantikandh
- What is the forest cover of Thantikandh?
- Forest covers about 44.2% of Thantikandh (39.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dailekh district average of 52.2%.
- How much of Thantikandh is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.1 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Thantikandh ranks 703rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Thantikandh?
- Thantikandh is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dailekh district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 88.1 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.