Local unit · Palpa district · Lumbini Province
Tinau: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Tinau, at 71.6% of its area. Forest covers 71.6% (about the same as the Palpa district average of 66.8%), farmland 0.4%, rangeland 26.3%, built-up land 1.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.4%.
Area
202 km²
Local unit, Palpa district
Forest (2025)
71.6%
108th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.3%
−0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Tinau in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.4 | 1.3 | −0.1 | 2.6 |
| Agriculture land | 0.6 | 0.4 | −0.1 | 0.9 |
| Rangeland | 23.2 | 26.3 | +3.1 | 53.1 |
| Forest land | 74.5 | 71.6 | −2.9 | 144.6 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.1 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Tinau.
How Tinau changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +3.1 percentage points (+6.30 km²); Forest land −2.9 percentage points (−5.92 km²); Agriculture land −0.1 percentage points (−0.28 km²).
Other local units in Palpa district
Questions about Tinau
- What is the forest cover of Tinau?
- Forest covers about 71.6% of Tinau (145 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Palpa district average of 66.8%.
- How much of Tinau is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.3% (2.6 km²), −0.1 percentage points since 2017. Tinau ranks 479th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Tinau?
- Tinau is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Palpa district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 202 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.