Local unit · Kapilbastu district · Lumbini Province
Maharajganj: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Maharajganj, at 87.2% of its area. Forest covers 2.4% (less than the Kapilbastu district average of 38.1%), farmland 87.2%, rangeland 0.3%, built-up land 8.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 1.2%.
Area
112 km²
Local unit, Kapilbastu district
Forest (2025)
2.4%
703rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
8.8%
+4.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Maharajganj in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 4.4 | 8.8 | +4.4 | 9.9 |
| Agriculture land | 90.1 | 87.2 | −2.9 | 97.8 |
| Rangeland | 1.4 | 0.3 | −1.0 | 0.4 |
| Forest land | 2.6 | 2.4 | −0.2 | 2.6 |
| Water | 1.1 | 1.2 | +0.1 | 1.4 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.1 | −0.3 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Maharajganj.
How Maharajganj changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.4 percentage points (+4.91 km²); Agriculture land −2.9 percentage points (−3.30 km²); Rangeland −1.0 percentage points (−1.18 km²).
Other local units in Kapilbastu district
Questions about Maharajganj
- What is the forest cover of Maharajganj?
- Forest covers about 2.4% of Maharajganj (2.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kapilbastu district average of 38.1%.
- How much of Maharajganj is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 8.8% (9.9 km²), +4.4 percentage points since 2017. Maharajganj ranks 260th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Maharajganj?
- Maharajganj is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kapilbastu district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 112 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.