Local unit · Rupandehi district · Lumbini Province
Mayadevi: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Mayadevi, at 75.8% of its area. Forest covers 0.8% (less than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%), farmland 75.8%, rangeland 0.1%, built-up land 20.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 2.8%.
Area
72.5 km²
Local unit, Rupandehi district
Forest (2025)
0.8%
745th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
20.6%
+7.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Mayadevi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 13.3 | 20.6 | +7.3 | 14.9 |
| Agriculture land | 81.9 | 75.8 | −6.1 | 54.9 |
| Rangeland | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.1 |
| Forest land | 1.9 | 0.8 | −1.0 | 0.6 |
| Water | 2.5 | 2.8 | +0.3 | 2.0 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.0 | −0.3 | 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 +7.3 percentage points (+5.29 km²); Agriculture land −6.1 percentage points (−4.42 km²); Forest land −1.0 percentage points (−0.75 km²).
Other local units in Rupandehi district
Questions about Mayadevi
- What is the forest cover of Mayadevi?
- Forest covers about 0.8% of Mayadevi (0.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%.
- How much of Mayadevi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 20.6% (14.9 km²), +7.3 percentage points since 2017. Mayadevi ranks 58th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mayadevi?
- Mayadevi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rupandehi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 72.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.