Local unit · Bardiya district · Lumbini Province
Rajapur: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Rajapur, at 75.9% of its area. Forest covers 4.7% (less than the Bardiya district average of 55.0%), farmland 75.9%, rangeland 1.5%, built-up land 13.0%, bare land, rock and snow 1.9% and water 3.0%.
Area
127 km²
Local unit, Bardiya district
Forest (2025)
4.7%
658th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
13.0%
+4.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Rajapur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.3 | 13.0 | +4.7 | 16.4 |
| Agriculture land | 79.5 | 75.9 | −3.6 | 96.4 |
| Rangeland | 1.6 | 1.5 | −0.2 | 1.9 |
| Forest land | 5.1 | 4.7 | −0.4 | 6.0 |
| Water | 4.4 | 3.0 | −1.4 | 3.8 |
| Barren land | 1.0 | 1.9 | +0.9 | 2.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Rajapur.
How Rajapur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.7 percentage points (+5.93 km²); Agriculture land −3.6 percentage points (−4.54 km²); Water −1.4 percentage points (−1.81 km²).
Other local units in Bardiya district
Questions about Rajapur
- What is the forest cover of Rajapur?
- Forest covers about 4.7% of Rajapur (6.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bardiya district average of 55.0%.
- How much of Rajapur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 13.0% (16.4 km²), +4.7 percentage points since 2017. Rajapur ranks 158th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Rajapur?
- Rajapur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bardiya district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 127 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.