Local unit · Banke district · Lumbini Province
Narainapur: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Narainapur, at 56.8% of its area. Forest covers 56.8% (about the same as the Banke district average of 61.0%), farmland 31.6%, rangeland 5.9%, built-up land 3.5%, bare land, rock and snow 1.2% and water 1.1%.
Area
172 km²
Local unit, Banke district
Forest (2025)
56.8%
333rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.5%
+1.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Narainapur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.8 | 3.5 | +1.7 | 6.0 |
| Agriculture land | 32.9 | 31.6 | −1.3 | 54.4 |
| Rangeland | 6.6 | 5.9 | −0.7 | 10.2 |
| Forest land | 56.2 | 56.8 | +0.6 | 97.7 |
| Water | 1.1 | 1.1 | +0.0 | 1.9 |
| Barren land | 1.5 | 1.2 | −0.3 | 2.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Narainapur.
How Narainapur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +1.7 percentage points (+2.88 km²); Agriculture land −1.3 percentage points (−2.20 km²); Rangeland −0.7 percentage points (−1.14 km²).
Other local units in Banke district
Questions about Narainapur
- What is the forest cover of Narainapur?
- Forest covers about 56.8% of Narainapur (97.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Banke district average of 61.0%.
- How much of Narainapur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.5% (6.0 km²), +1.7 percentage points since 2017. Narainapur ranks 365th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Narainapur?
- Narainapur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Banke district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 172 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.