Local unit · Sindhuli district · Bagmati Province
Tinpatan: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Tinpatan, at 70.3% of its area. Forest covers 70.3% (about the same as the Sindhuli district average of 72.0%), farmland 4.8%, rangeland 23.7%, built-up land 0.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.3%.
Area
280 km²
Local unit, Sindhuli district
Forest (2025)
70.3%
127th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.8%
+0.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Tinpatan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.8 | +0.7 | 2.3 |
| Agriculture land | 6.4 | 4.8 | −1.6 | 13.4 |
| Rangeland | 19.7 | 23.7 | +4.0 | 66.4 |
| Forest land | 73.2 | 70.3 | −2.9 | 196.8 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 0.8 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Tinpatan.
How Tinpatan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +4.0 percentage points (+11.31 km²); Forest land −2.9 percentage points (−8.09 km²); Agriculture land −1.6 percentage points (−4.51 km²).
Other local units in Sindhuli district
Questions about Tinpatan
- What is the forest cover of Tinpatan?
- Forest covers about 70.3% of Tinpatan (197 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Sindhuli district average of 72.0%.
- How much of Tinpatan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.8% (2.3 km²), +0.7 percentage points since 2017. Tinpatan ranks 521st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Tinpatan?
- Tinpatan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sindhuli district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 280 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.