Local unit · Palpa district · Lumbini Province
Rainadevi Chhahara: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Rainadevi Chhahara, at 69.3% of its area. Forest covers 69.3% (about the same as the Palpa district average of 66.8%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 28.9%, built-up land 1.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
176 km²
Local unit, Palpa district
Forest (2025)
69.3%
137th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.6%
−1.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Rainadevi Chhahara in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.5 | 1.6 | −1.0 | 2.7 |
| Agriculture land | 0.5 | 0.1 | −0.3 | 0.2 |
| Rangeland | 27.1 | 28.9 | +1.8 | 50.9 |
| Forest land | 69.8 | 69.3 | −0.5 | 121.9 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | +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 Rainadevi Chhahara.
How Rainadevi Chhahara changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +1.8 percentage points (+3.15 km²); Urban land −1.0 percentage points (−1.69 km²); Forest land −0.5 percentage points (−0.91 km²).
Other local units in Palpa district
Questions about Rainadevi Chhahara
- What is the forest cover of Rainadevi Chhahara?
- Forest covers about 69.3% of Rainadevi Chhahara (122 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Palpa district average of 66.8%.
- How much of Rainadevi Chhahara is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.6% (2.7 km²), −1.0 percentage points since 2017. Rainadevi Chhahara ranks 446th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Rainadevi Chhahara?
- Rainadevi Chhahara is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Palpa district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 176 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.