Local unit · Nawalparasi West district · Lumbini Province
Pratapapur: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Pratapapur, at 82.5% of its area. Forest covers 0.8% (less than the Nawalparasi West district average of 32.1%), farmland 82.5%, rangeland 0.1%, built-up land 14.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 1.9%.
Area
71.1 km²
Local unit, Nawalparasi West district
Forest (2025)
0.8%
743rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
14.6%
−3.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Pratapapur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 18.2 | 14.6 | −3.5 | 10.4 |
| Agriculture land | 77.1 | 82.5 | +5.4 | 58.7 |
| Rangeland | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
| Forest land | 2.4 | 0.8 | −1.6 | 0.6 |
| Water | 2.1 | 1.9 | −0.2 | 1.4 |
| 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 Pratapapur.
How Pratapapur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land +5.4 percentage points (+3.87 km²); Urban land −3.5 percentage points (−2.52 km²); Forest land −1.6 percentage points (−1.12 km²).
Other local units in Nawalparasi West district
Questions about Pratapapur
- What is the forest cover of Pratapapur?
- Forest covers about 0.8% of Pratapapur (0.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Nawalparasi West district average of 32.1%.
- How much of Pratapapur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 14.6% (10.4 km²), −3.5 percentage points since 2017. Pratapapur ranks 115th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Pratapapur?
- Pratapapur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Nawalparasi West district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 71.1 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.