Local unit · Siraha district · Madhesh Province
Kalyanpur: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Kalyanpur, at 75.8% of its area. Forest covers 5.8% (less than the Siraha district average of 22.0%), farmland 75.8%, rangeland 5.2%, built-up land 11.1%, bare land, rock and snow 1.0% and water 1.2%.
Area
76.7 km²
Local unit, Siraha district
Forest (2025)
5.8%
644th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
11.1%
+0.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Kalyanpur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 10.4 | 11.1 | +0.7 | 8.5 |
| Agriculture land | 68.8 | 75.8 | +7.0 | 58.1 |
| Rangeland | 4.7 | 5.2 | +0.5 | 4.0 |
| Forest land | 12.6 | 5.8 | −6.8 | 4.4 |
| Water | 1.9 | 1.2 | −0.6 | 0.9 |
| Barren land | 1.6 | 1.0 | −0.6 | 0.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kalyanpur.
How Kalyanpur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land +7.0 percentage points (+5.34 km²); Forest land −6.8 percentage points (−5.23 km²); Urban land +0.7 percentage points (+0.50 km²).
Other local units in Siraha district
Questions about Kalyanpur
- What is the forest cover of Kalyanpur?
- Forest covers about 5.8% of Kalyanpur (4.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Siraha district average of 22.0%.
- How much of Kalyanpur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 11.1% (8.5 km²), +0.7 percentage points since 2017. Kalyanpur ranks 214th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kalyanpur?
- Kalyanpur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Siraha district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 76.7 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.