Local unit · Saptari district · Madhesh Province
Kanchanrup: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Kanchanrup, at 35.7% of its area. Forest covers 30.6% (more than the Saptari district average of 21.5%), farmland 35.7%, rangeland 11.2%, built-up land 12.6%, bare land, rock and snow 5.4% and water 4.6%.
Area
117 km²
Local unit, Saptari district
Forest (2025)
30.6%
531st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
12.6%
+2.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Kanchanrup in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 9.9 | 12.6 | +2.8 | 14.8 |
| Agriculture land | 40.3 | 35.7 | −4.7 | 41.8 |
| Rangeland | 9.0 | 11.2 | +2.2 | 13.1 |
| Forest land | 28.9 | 30.6 | +1.6 | 35.8 |
| Water | 4.1 | 4.6 | +0.5 | 5.4 |
| Barren land | 7.8 | 5.4 | −2.4 | 6.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kanchanrup.
How Kanchanrup changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −4.7 percentage points (−5.47 km²); Urban land +2.8 percentage points (+3.24 km²); Barren land −2.4 percentage points (−2.81 km²).
Other local units in Saptari district
Questions about Kanchanrup
- What is the forest cover of Kanchanrup?
- Forest covers about 30.6% of Kanchanrup (35.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Saptari district average of 21.5%.
- How much of Kanchanrup is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 12.6% (14.8 km²), +2.8 percentage points since 2017. Kanchanrup ranks 171st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kanchanrup?
- Kanchanrup is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Saptari district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 117 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.