Local unit · Kailali district · Sudur Paschim Province
Janaki: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Janaki, at 58.9% of its area. Forest covers 15.5% (less than the Kailali district average of 60.1%), farmland 58.9%, rangeland 4.2%, built-up land 10.8%, bare land, rock and snow 5.4% and water 5.3%.
Area
107 km²
Local unit, Kailali district
Forest (2025)
15.5%
576th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
10.8%
+6.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Janaki in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 4.8 | 10.8 | +6.1 | 11.6 |
| Agriculture land | 65.1 | 58.9 | −6.3 | 63.0 |
| Rangeland | 5.3 | 4.2 | −1.1 | 4.5 |
| Forest land | 16.2 | 15.5 | −0.8 | 16.6 |
| Water | 5.9 | 5.3 | −0.7 | 5.6 |
| Barren land | 2.7 | 5.4 | +2.8 | 5.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Janaki.
How Janaki changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −6.3 percentage points (−6.73 km²); Urban land +6.1 percentage points (+6.48 km²); Barren land +2.8 percentage points (+2.95 km²).
Other local units in Kailali district
Questions about Janaki
- What is the forest cover of Janaki?
- Forest covers about 15.5% of Janaki (16.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kailali district average of 60.1%.
- How much of Janaki is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 10.8% (11.6 km²), +6.1 percentage points since 2017. Janaki ranks 219th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Janaki?
- Janaki is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kailali district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 107 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.