Local unit · Lamjung district · Gandaki Province
Rainas: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Rainas, at 65.6% of its area. Forest covers 65.6% (about the same as the Lamjung district average of 59.9%), farmland 6.4%, rangeland 18.4%, built-up land 7.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 1.8%.
Area
72.0 km²
Local unit, Lamjung district
Forest (2025)
65.6%
203rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
7.5%
+5.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Rainas in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.4 | 7.5 | +5.1 | 5.4 |
| Agriculture land | 10.6 | 6.4 | −4.2 | 4.6 |
| Rangeland | 17.6 | 18.4 | +0.8 | 13.3 |
| Forest land | 66.5 | 65.6 | −0.9 | 47.3 |
| Water | 1.7 | 1.8 | +0.1 | 1.3 |
| Barren land | 1.2 | 0.3 | −0.9 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Rainas.
How Rainas changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +5.1 percentage points (+3.66 km²); Agriculture land −4.2 percentage points (−3.05 km²); Barren land −0.9 percentage points (−0.66 km²).
Other local units in Lamjung district
Questions about Rainas
- What is the forest cover of Rainas?
- Forest covers about 65.6% of Rainas (47.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Lamjung district average of 59.9%.
- How much of Rainas is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 7.5% (5.4 km²), +5.1 percentage points since 2017. Rainas ranks 279th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Rainas?
- Rainas is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Lamjung district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 72.0 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.