Local unit · Rupandehi district · Lumbini Province
Kanchan: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Kanchan, at 54.9% of its area. Forest covers 24.3% (more than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%), farmland 54.9%, rangeland 0.3%, built-up land 20.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.2%.
Area
58.5 km²
Local unit, Rupandehi district
Forest (2025)
24.3%
553rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
20.2%
+11.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Kanchan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.8 | 20.2 | +11.4 | 11.8 |
| Agriculture land | 64.5 | 54.9 | −9.6 | 32.1 |
| Rangeland | 0.7 | 0.3 | −0.4 | 0.2 |
| Forest land | 25.8 | 24.3 | −1.5 | 14.2 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| 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 Kanchan.
How Kanchan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +11.4 percentage points (+6.69 km²); Agriculture land −9.6 percentage points (−5.60 km²); Forest land −1.5 percentage points (−0.86 km²).
Other local units in Rupandehi district
Questions about Kanchan
- What is the forest cover of Kanchan?
- Forest covers about 24.3% of Kanchan (14.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%.
- How much of Kanchan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 20.2% (11.8 km²), +11.4 percentage points since 2017. Kanchan ranks 61st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kanchan?
- Kanchan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rupandehi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 58.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.