Local unit · Kanchanpur district · Sudur Paschim Province
Krishnapur: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Krishnapur, at 63.6% of its area. Forest covers 63.6% (more than the Kanchanpur district average of 50.0%), farmland 23.3%, rangeland 4.8%, built-up land 6.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.9% and water 0.7%.
Area
252 km²
Local unit, Kanchanpur district
Forest (2025)
63.6%
228th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
6.8%
+4.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Krishnapur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.7 | 6.8 | +4.1 | 17.1 |
| Agriculture land | 27.0 | 23.3 | −3.7 | 58.7 |
| Rangeland | 3.2 | 4.8 | +1.5 | 12.0 |
| Forest land | 64.9 | 63.6 | −1.3 | 160.2 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.7 | +0.0 | 1.8 |
| Barren land | 1.5 | 0.9 | −0.6 | 2.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Krishnapur (summarised at 10 m).
How Krishnapur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.1 percentage points (+10.24 km²); Agriculture land −3.7 percentage points (−9.33 km²); Rangeland +1.5 percentage points (+3.86 km²).
Other local units in Kanchanpur district
Questions about Krishnapur
- What is the forest cover of Krishnapur?
- Forest covers about 63.6% of Krishnapur (160 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Kanchanpur district average of 50.0%.
- How much of Krishnapur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 6.8% (17.1 km²), +4.1 percentage points since 2017. Krishnapur ranks 291st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Krishnapur?
- Krishnapur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kanchanpur district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 252 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.