Local unit · Kapilbastu district · Lumbini Province
Krishnanagar: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Krishnanagar, at 87.2% of its area. Forest covers 1.9% (less than the Kapilbastu district average of 38.1%), farmland 87.2%, rangeland 0.3%, built-up land 9.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.6%.
Area
96.6 km²
Local unit, Kapilbastu district
Forest (2025)
1.9%
708th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
9.9%
+3.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Krishnanagar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.4 | 9.9 | +3.5 | 9.5 |
| Agriculture land | 89.4 | 87.2 | −2.1 | 84.3 |
| Rangeland | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.0 | 0.3 |
| Forest land | 3.1 | 1.9 | −1.3 | 1.8 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.6 | +0.1 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Krishnanagar.
How Krishnanagar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +3.5 percentage points (+3.34 km²); Agriculture land −2.1 percentage points (−2.07 km²); Forest land −1.3 percentage points (−1.23 km²).
Other local units in Kapilbastu district
Questions about Krishnanagar
- What is the forest cover of Krishnanagar?
- Forest covers about 1.9% of Krishnanagar (1.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kapilbastu district average of 38.1%.
- How much of Krishnanagar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 9.9% (9.5 km²), +3.5 percentage points since 2017. Krishnanagar ranks 238th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Krishnanagar?
- Krishnanagar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kapilbastu district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 96.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.