Local unit · Nawalparasi West district · Lumbini Province
Palhinandan: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Palhinandan, at 82.0% of its area. Forest covers 1.3% (less than the Nawalparasi West district average of 32.1%), farmland 82.0%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 16.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.5%.
Area
44.7 km²
Local unit, Nawalparasi West district
Forest (2025)
1.3%
727th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
16.1%
+5.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Palhinandan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 10.9 | 16.1 | +5.2 | 7.2 |
| Agriculture land | 86.2 | 82.0 | −4.2 | 36.7 |
| Rangeland | 0.5 | 0.0 | −0.5 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 1.9 | 1.3 | −0.6 | 0.6 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.5 | +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 Palhinandan.
How Palhinandan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +5.2 percentage points (+2.33 km²); Agriculture land −4.2 percentage points (−1.86 km²); Forest land −0.6 percentage points (−0.28 km²).
Other local units in Nawalparasi West district
Questions about Palhinandan
- What is the forest cover of Palhinandan?
- Forest covers about 1.3% of Palhinandan (0.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Nawalparasi West district average of 32.1%.
- How much of Palhinandan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 16.1% (7.2 km²), +5.2 percentage points since 2017. Palhinandan ranks 94th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Palhinandan?
- Palhinandan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Nawalparasi West district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 44.7 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.