Local unit · Rupandehi district · Lumbini Province
Lumbini Sanskritik: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Lumbini Sanskritik, at 38.6% of its area. Forest covers 38.6% (more than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%), farmland 24.4%, rangeland 6.9%, built-up land 26.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 3.4%.
Area
7.9 km²
Local unit, Rupandehi district
Forest (2025)
38.6%
495th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
26.7%
+12.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Lumbini Sanskritik in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 14.4 | 26.7 | +12.3 | 2.1 |
| Agriculture land | 15.2 | 24.4 | +9.2 | 1.9 |
| Rangeland | 11.1 | 6.9 | −4.2 | 0.5 |
| Forest land | 57.5 | 38.6 | −18.9 | 3.0 |
| Water | 1.8 | 3.4 | +1.6 | 0.3 |
| 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 Lumbini Sanskritik.
How Lumbini Sanskritik changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −18.9 percentage points (−1.49 km²); Urban land +12.3 percentage points (+0.97 km²); Agriculture land +9.2 percentage points (+0.73 km²).
Other local units in Rupandehi district
Questions about Lumbini Sanskritik
- What is the forest cover of Lumbini Sanskritik?
- Forest covers about 38.6% of Lumbini Sanskritik (3.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%.
- How much of Lumbini Sanskritik is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 26.7% (2.1 km²), +12.3 percentage points since 2017. Lumbini Sanskritik ranks 41st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Lumbini Sanskritik?
- Lumbini Sanskritik is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rupandehi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 7.9 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.