Local unit · Palpa district · Lumbini Province
Purbakhola: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Purbakhola, at 65.4% of its area. Forest covers 65.4% (about the same as the Palpa district average of 66.8%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 33.7%, built-up land 0.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
138 km²
Local unit, Palpa district
Forest (2025)
65.4%
205th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.7%
−0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Purbakhola in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.8 | 0.7 | −0.1 | 1.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.2 | +0.2 | 0.2 |
| Rangeland | 36.9 | 33.7 | −3.2 | 46.5 |
| Forest land | 62.3 | 65.4 | +3.1 | 90.4 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| 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 Purbakhola.
How Purbakhola changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −3.2 percentage points (−4.39 km²); Forest land +3.1 percentage points (+4.35 km²); Agriculture land +0.2 percentage points (+0.21 km²).
Other local units in Palpa district
Questions about Purbakhola
- What is the forest cover of Purbakhola?
- Forest covers about 65.4% of Purbakhola (90.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Palpa district average of 66.8%.
- How much of Purbakhola is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.7% (1.0 km²), −0.1 percentage points since 2017. Purbakhola ranks 539th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Purbakhola?
- Purbakhola is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Palpa district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 138 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.