Local unit · Kanchanpur district · Sudur Paschim Province
Laljhadi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Laljhadi, at 61.4% of its area. Forest covers 61.4% (more than the Kanchanpur district average of 50.0%), farmland 29.3%, rangeland 3.5%, built-up land 2.5%, bare land, rock and snow 1.5% and water 1.8%.
Area
154 km²
Local unit, Kanchanpur district
Forest (2025)
61.4%
260th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.5%
+0.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Laljhadi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.7 | 2.5 | +0.8 | 3.9 |
| Agriculture land | 29.6 | 29.3 | −0.3 | 45.2 |
| Rangeland | 2.0 | 3.5 | +1.5 | 5.4 |
| Forest land | 62.8 | 61.4 | −1.4 | 94.6 |
| Water | 2.1 | 1.8 | −0.3 | 2.8 |
| Barren land | 1.8 | 1.5 | −0.3 | 2.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Laljhadi.
How Laljhadi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +1.5 percentage points (+2.28 km²); Forest land −1.4 percentage points (−2.14 km²); Urban land +0.8 percentage points (+1.31 km²).
Other local units in Kanchanpur district
Questions about Laljhadi
- What is the forest cover of Laljhadi?
- Forest covers about 61.4% of Laljhadi (94.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Kanchanpur district average of 50.0%.
- How much of Laljhadi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.5% (3.9 km²), +0.8 percentage points since 2017. Laljhadi ranks 401st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Laljhadi?
- Laljhadi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kanchanpur district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 154 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.