Local unit · Nawalparasi East district · Gandaki Province
Devchuli: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Devchuli, at 56.8% of its area. Forest covers 56.8% (about the same as the Nawalparasi East district average of 65.2%), farmland 16.2%, rangeland 9.2%, built-up land 17.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.2%.
Area
113 km²
Local unit, Nawalparasi East district
Forest (2025)
56.8%
332nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
17.6%
+5.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Devchuli in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 11.8 | 17.6 | +5.8 | 19.9 |
| Agriculture land | 19.4 | 16.2 | −3.2 | 18.3 |
| Rangeland | 7.0 | 9.2 | +2.2 | 10.4 |
| Forest land | 61.6 | 56.8 | −4.8 | 64.0 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Devchuli.
How Devchuli changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +5.8 percentage points (+6.57 km²); Forest land −4.8 percentage points (−5.41 km²); Agriculture land −3.2 percentage points (−3.55 km²).
Other local units in Nawalparasi East district
Questions about Devchuli
- What is the forest cover of Devchuli?
- Forest covers about 56.8% of Devchuli (64.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Nawalparasi East district average of 65.2%.
- How much of Devchuli is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 17.6% (19.9 km²), +5.8 percentage points since 2017. Devchuli ranks 83rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Devchuli?
- Devchuli is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Nawalparasi East district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 113 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.