Local unit · Sarlahi district · Madhesh Province
Lalbandi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Lalbandi, at 61.6% of its area. Forest covers 61.6% (more than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%), farmland 17.5%, rangeland 11.1%, built-up land 7.8%, bare land, rock and snow 1.8% and water 0.2%.
Area
238 km²
Local unit, Sarlahi district
Forest (2025)
61.6%
257th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
7.8%
+3.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Lalbandi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 4.2 | 7.8 | +3.6 | 18.6 |
| Agriculture land | 20.7 | 17.5 | −3.2 | 41.7 |
| Rangeland | 4.9 | 11.1 | +6.1 | 26.3 |
| Forest land | 66.3 | 61.6 | −4.7 | 146.9 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 3.5 | 1.8 | −1.7 | 4.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Lalbandi.
How Lalbandi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +6.1 percentage points (+14.59 km²); Forest land −4.7 percentage points (−11.16 km²); Urban land +3.6 percentage points (+8.68 km²).
Other local units in Sarlahi district
Questions about Lalbandi
- What is the forest cover of Lalbandi?
- Forest covers about 61.6% of Lalbandi (147 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%.
- How much of Lalbandi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 7.8% (18.6 km²), +3.6 percentage points since 2017. Lalbandi ranks 274th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Lalbandi?
- Lalbandi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sarlahi district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 238 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.