Local unit · Arghakhanchi district · Lumbini Province
Panini: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Panini, at 67.6% of its area. Forest covers 67.6% (about the same as the Arghakhanchi district average of 78.3%), farmland 0.8%, rangeland 29.7%, built-up land 1.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
151 km²
Local unit, Arghakhanchi district
Forest (2025)
67.6%
161st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.9%
−1.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Panini in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 3.3 | 1.9 | −1.4 | 2.8 |
| Agriculture land | 0.9 | 0.8 | −0.2 | 1.2 |
| Rangeland | 29.8 | 29.7 | −0.1 | 45.0 |
| Forest land | 66.0 | 67.6 | +1.7 | 102.4 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.0 | −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 Panini.
How Panini changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +1.7 percentage points (+2.53 km²); Urban land −1.4 percentage points (−2.12 km²); Agriculture land −0.2 percentage points (−0.24 km²).
Other local units in Arghakhanchi district
Questions about Panini
- What is the forest cover of Panini?
- Forest covers about 67.6% of Panini (102 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Arghakhanchi district average of 78.3%.
- How much of Panini is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.9% (2.8 km²), −1.4 percentage points since 2017. Panini ranks 430th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Panini?
- Panini is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Arghakhanchi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 151 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.