Local unit · Kapilbastu district · Lumbini Province
Mayadevi: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Mayadevi, at 88.2% of its area. Forest covers 0.7% (less than the Kapilbastu district average of 38.1%), farmland 88.2%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 11.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
88.5 km²
Local unit, Kapilbastu district
Forest (2025)
0.7%
751st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
11.0%
+4.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Mayadevi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.9 | 11.0 | +4.2 | 9.8 |
| Agriculture land | 88.7 | 88.2 | −0.5 | 78.0 |
| Rangeland | 3.3 | 0.0 | −3.3 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 1.1 | 0.7 | −0.4 | 0.6 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| 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 Mayadevi.
How Mayadevi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.2 percentage points (+3.68 km²); Rangeland −3.3 percentage points (−2.89 km²); Agriculture land −0.5 percentage points (−0.48 km²).
Other local units in Kapilbastu district
Questions about Mayadevi
- What is the forest cover of Mayadevi?
- Forest covers about 0.7% of Mayadevi (0.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kapilbastu district average of 38.1%.
- How much of Mayadevi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 11.0% (9.8 km²), +4.2 percentage points since 2017. Mayadevi ranks 215th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mayadevi?
- Mayadevi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kapilbastu district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 88.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.