Local unit · Banke district · Lumbini Province
Nepalganj: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Nepalganj, at 65.9% of its area. Forest covers 2.9% (less than the Banke district average of 61.0%), farmland 65.9%, rangeland 0.3%, built-up land 30.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.2%.
Area
85.8 km²
Local unit, Banke district
Forest (2025)
2.9%
687th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
30.7%
+8.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Nepalganj in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 21.9 | 30.7 | +8.8 | 26.4 |
| Agriculture land | 74.5 | 65.9 | −8.6 | 56.5 |
| Rangeland | 0.7 | 0.3 | −0.5 | 0.2 |
| Forest land | 2.7 | 2.9 | +0.1 | 2.4 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
| 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 Nepalganj.
How Nepalganj changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +8.8 percentage points (+7.59 km²); Agriculture land −8.6 percentage points (−7.35 km²); Rangeland −0.5 percentage points (−0.40 km²).
Other local units in Banke district
Questions about Nepalganj
- What is the forest cover of Nepalganj?
- Forest covers about 2.9% of Nepalganj (2.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Banke district average of 61.0%.
- How much of Nepalganj is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 30.7% (26.4 km²), +8.8 percentage points since 2017. Nepalganj ranks 31st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Nepalganj?
- Nepalganj is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Banke district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 85.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.