Local unit · Kanchanpur district · Sudur Paschim Province
Punarbas: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Punarbas, at 71.2% of its area. Forest covers 13.2% (less than the Kanchanpur district average of 50.0%), farmland 71.2%, rangeland 0.1%, built-up land 14.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 1.1%.
Area
103 km²
Local unit, Kanchanpur district
Forest (2025)
13.2%
584th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
14.2%
+8.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Punarbas in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.2 | 14.2 | +8.0 | 14.7 |
| Agriculture land | 78.6 | 71.2 | −7.4 | 73.6 |
| Rangeland | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.1 |
| Forest land | 13.6 | 13.2 | −0.3 | 13.7 |
| Water | 1.1 | 1.1 | −0.0 | 1.1 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Punarbas.
How Punarbas changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +8.0 percentage points (+8.31 km²); Agriculture land −7.4 percentage points (−7.67 km²); Forest land −0.3 percentage points (−0.35 km²).
Other local units in Kanchanpur district
Questions about Punarbas
- What is the forest cover of Punarbas?
- Forest covers about 13.2% of Punarbas (13.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kanchanpur district average of 50.0%.
- How much of Punarbas is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 14.2% (14.7 km²), +8.0 percentage points since 2017. Punarbas ranks 130th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Punarbas?
- Punarbas is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kanchanpur district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 103 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.