Local unit · Jumla district · Karnali Province
Tila: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Tila, at 56.7% of its area. Forest covers 42.6% (more than the Jumla district average of 33.2%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 56.7%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.5%.
Area
175 km²
Local unit, Jumla district
Forest (2025)
42.6%
461st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Tila in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 53.0 | 56.7 | +3.7 | 99.4 |
| Forest land | 46.3 | 42.6 | −3.6 | 74.8 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.1 | 0.9 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Tila.
How Tila changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +3.7 percentage points (+6.54 km²); Forest land −3.6 percentage points (−6.37 km²); Agriculture land −0.1 percentage points (−0.25 km²).
Other local units in Jumla district
Questions about Tila
- What is the forest cover of Tila?
- Forest covers about 42.6% of Tila (74.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Jumla district average of 33.2%.
- How much of Tila is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.1 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Tila ranks 708th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Tila?
- Tila is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jumla district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 175 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.