Local unit · Rolpa district · Lumbini Province
Gangadev: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Gangadev, at 56.7% of its area. Forest covers 56.7% (about the same as the Rolpa district average of 64.3%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 41.6%, built-up land 1.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
124 km²
Local unit, Rolpa district
Forest (2025)
56.7%
334th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.6%
+1.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Gangadev in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 1.6 | +1.3 | 2.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 42.3 | 41.6 | −0.7 | 51.7 |
| Forest land | 57.2 | 56.7 | −0.4 | 70.5 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| 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 Gangadev.
How Gangadev changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +1.3 percentage points (+1.62 km²); Rangeland −0.7 percentage points (−0.85 km²); Forest land −0.4 percentage points (−0.53 km²).
Other local units in Rolpa district
Questions about Gangadev
- What is the forest cover of Gangadev?
- Forest covers about 56.7% of Gangadev (70.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Rolpa district average of 64.3%.
- How much of Gangadev is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.6% (2.0 km²), +1.3 percentage points since 2017. Gangadev ranks 443rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Gangadev?
- Gangadev is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rolpa district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 124 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.