Local unit · Rupandehi district · Lumbini Province
Devdaha: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Devdaha, at 56.5% of its area. Forest covers 56.5% (more than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%), farmland 25.0%, rangeland 1.8%, built-up land 16.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.3%.
Area
137 km²
Local unit, Rupandehi district
Forest (2025)
56.5%
337th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
16.5%
+5.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Devdaha in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 11.1 | 16.5 | +5.3 | 22.6 |
| Agriculture land | 29.7 | 25.0 | −4.8 | 34.2 |
| Rangeland | 1.2 | 1.8 | +0.5 | 2.4 |
| Forest land | 57.3 | 56.5 | −0.8 | 77.4 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Devdaha.
How Devdaha changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +5.3 percentage points (+7.29 km²); Agriculture land −4.8 percentage points (−6.53 km²); Forest land −0.8 percentage points (−1.07 km²).
Other local units in Rupandehi district
Questions about Devdaha
- What is the forest cover of Devdaha?
- Forest covers about 56.5% of Devdaha (77.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%.
- How much of Devdaha is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 16.5% (22.6 km²), +5.3 percentage points since 2017. Devdaha ranks 88th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Devdaha?
- Devdaha is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rupandehi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 137 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.