Local unit · Parsa district · Madhesh Province
Thori: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Thori, at 57.7% of its area. Forest covers 57.7% (about the same as the Parsa district average of 56.5%), farmland 28.9%, rangeland 7.8%, built-up land 4.0%, bare land, rock and snow 1.5% and water 0.2%.
Area
129 km²
Local unit, Parsa district
Forest (2025)
57.7%
312th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.0%
+1.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Thori in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.5 | 4.0 | +1.5 | 5.1 |
| Agriculture land | 29.8 | 28.9 | −0.9 | 37.2 |
| Rangeland | 5.1 | 7.8 | +2.7 | 10.0 |
| Forest land | 56.6 | 57.7 | +1.1 | 74.2 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.2 | −0.3 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 5.6 | 1.5 | −4.1 | 1.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Thori.
How Thori changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land −4.1 percentage points (−5.24 km²); Rangeland +2.7 percentage points (+3.50 km²); Urban land +1.5 percentage points (+1.89 km²).
Other local units in Parsa district
Questions about Thori
- What is the forest cover of Thori?
- Forest covers about 57.7% of Thori (74.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Parsa district average of 56.5%.
- How much of Thori is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.0% (5.1 km²), +1.5 percentage points since 2017. Thori ranks 349th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Thori?
- Thori is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Parsa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 129 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.