Local unit · Panchthar district · Koshi Province
Falgunanda: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Falgunanda, at 71.5% of its area. Forest covers 71.5% (about the same as the Panchthar district average of 70.4%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 23.7%, built-up land 4.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
107 km²
Local unit, Panchthar district
Forest (2025)
71.5%
109th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.7%
+1.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Falgunanda in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 3.3 | 4.7 | +1.4 | 5.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 26.2 | 23.7 | −2.5 | 25.4 |
| Forest land | 70.2 | 71.5 | +1.3 | 76.7 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Falgunanda.
How Falgunanda changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −2.5 percentage points (−2.70 km²); Urban land +1.4 percentage points (+1.51 km²); Forest land +1.3 percentage points (+1.42 km²).
Other local units in Panchthar district
Questions about Falgunanda
- What is the forest cover of Falgunanda?
- Forest covers about 71.5% of Falgunanda (76.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Panchthar district average of 70.4%.
- How much of Falgunanda is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.7% (5.0 km²), +1.4 percentage points since 2017. Falgunanda ranks 330th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Falgunanda?
- Falgunanda is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Panchthar district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 107 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.