Local unit · Lalitpur district · Bagmati Province
Lalitpur: land cover and map
Urban land is the largest land cover in Lalitpur, at 91.0% of its area. Forest covers 1.2% (less than the Lalitpur district average of 52.0%), farmland 4.7%, rangeland 2.6%, built-up land 91.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.5%.
Area
36.1 km²
Local unit, Lalitpur district
Forest (2025)
1.2%
735th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
91.0%
+8.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Lalitpur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 82.3 | 91.0 | +8.7 | 32.9 |
| Agriculture land | 10.2 | 4.7 | −5.6 | 1.7 |
| Rangeland | 4.9 | 2.6 | −2.4 | 0.9 |
| Forest land | 2.0 | 1.2 | −0.8 | 0.4 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.5 | ±0.0 | 0.2 |
| 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 Lalitpur.
How Lalitpur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +8.7 percentage points (+3.14 km²); Agriculture land −5.6 percentage points (−2.01 km²); Rangeland −2.4 percentage points (−0.85 km²).
Other local units in Lalitpur district
Questions about Lalitpur
- What is the forest cover of Lalitpur?
- Forest covers about 1.2% of Lalitpur (0.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Lalitpur district average of 52.0%.
- How much of Lalitpur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 91.0% (32.9 km²), +8.7 percentage points since 2017. Lalitpur ranks 4th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Lalitpur?
- Lalitpur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Lalitpur district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 36.1 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.