Local unit · Kapilbastu district · Lumbini Province
Banganga: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Banganga, at 50.4% of its area. Forest covers 50.4% (more than the Kapilbastu district average of 38.1%), farmland 33.9%, rangeland 2.1%, built-up land 12.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 0.5%.
Area
234 km²
Local unit, Kapilbastu district
Forest (2025)
50.4%
401st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
12.8%
+4.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Banganga in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.0 | 12.8 | +4.8 | 29.8 |
| Agriculture land | 37.3 | 33.9 | −3.4 | 79.2 |
| Rangeland | 2.9 | 2.1 | −0.8 | 4.9 |
| Forest land | 50.2 | 50.4 | +0.2 | 117.7 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.5 | ±0.0 | 1.3 |
| Barren land | 1.1 | 0.4 | −0.8 | 0.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Banganga.
How Banganga changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.8 percentage points (+11.19 km²); Agriculture land −3.4 percentage points (−8.06 km²); Rangeland −0.8 percentage points (−1.80 km²).
Other local units in Kapilbastu district
Questions about Banganga
- What is the forest cover of Banganga?
- Forest covers about 50.4% of Banganga (118 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Kapilbastu district average of 38.1%.
- How much of Banganga is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 12.8% (29.8 km²), +4.8 percentage points since 2017. Banganga ranks 165th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Banganga?
- Banganga is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kapilbastu district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 234 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.