Local unit · Achham district · Sudur Paschim Province
Turmakhand: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Turmakhand, at 53.2% of its area. Forest covers 53.2% (about the same as the Achham district average of 55.6%), farmland 1.2%, rangeland 42.9%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 2.3%.
Area
232 km²
Local unit, Achham district
Forest (2025)
53.2%
373rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Turmakhand in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 2.4 | 1.2 | −1.3 | 2.7 |
| Rangeland | 44.4 | 42.9 | −1.5 | 99.4 |
| Forest land | 50.6 | 53.2 | +2.6 | 123.3 |
| Water | 2.3 | 2.3 | +0.1 | 5.4 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 0.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Turmakhand.
How Turmakhand changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +2.6 percentage points (+6.03 km²); Rangeland −1.5 percentage points (−3.55 km²); Agriculture land −1.3 percentage points (−2.94 km²).
Other local units in Achham district
Questions about Turmakhand
- What is the forest cover of Turmakhand?
- Forest covers about 53.2% of Turmakhand (123 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Achham district average of 55.6%.
- How much of Turmakhand is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.4 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Turmakhand ranks 660th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Turmakhand?
- Turmakhand is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Achham district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 232 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.