Local unit · Rautahat district · Madhesh Province
Chandrapur: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Chandrapur, at 67.3% of its area. Forest covers 67.3% (more than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%), farmland 19.2%, rangeland 5.6%, built-up land 6.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 0.6%.
Area
250 km²
Local unit, Rautahat district
Forest (2025)
67.3%
164th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
6.9%
+2.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Chandrapur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 4.2 | 6.9 | +2.7 | 17.2 |
| Agriculture land | 22.0 | 19.2 | −2.8 | 47.9 |
| Rangeland | 4.4 | 5.6 | +1.3 | 14.0 |
| Forest land | 67.5 | 67.3 | −0.2 | 168.2 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.6 | +0.1 | 1.4 |
| Barren land | 1.5 | 0.4 | −1.1 | 1.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chandrapur.
How Chandrapur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −2.8 percentage points (−6.95 km²); Urban land +2.7 percentage points (+6.65 km²); Rangeland +1.3 percentage points (+3.15 km²).
Other local units in Rautahat district
Questions about Chandrapur
- What is the forest cover of Chandrapur?
- Forest covers about 67.3% of Chandrapur (168 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%.
- How much of Chandrapur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 6.9% (17.2 km²), +2.7 percentage points since 2017. Chandrapur ranks 288th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chandrapur?
- Chandrapur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rautahat district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 250 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.