Local unit · Rautahat district · Madhesh Province
Rajpur: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Rajpur, at 79.1% of its area. Forest covers 4.6% (less than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%), farmland 79.1%, rangeland 0.1%, built-up land 15.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.9%.
Area
31.4 km²
Local unit, Rautahat district
Forest (2025)
4.6%
662nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
15.3%
+4.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Rajpur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 11.0 | 15.3 | +4.3 | 4.8 |
| Agriculture land | 81.6 | 79.1 | −2.5 | 24.8 |
| Rangeland | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 5.2 | 4.6 | −0.7 | 1.4 |
| Water | 1.9 | 0.9 | −1.0 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Rajpur.
How Rajpur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.3 percentage points (+1.36 km²); Agriculture land −2.5 percentage points (−0.79 km²); Water −1.0 percentage points (−0.30 km²).
Other local units in Rautahat district
Questions about Rajpur
- What is the forest cover of Rajpur?
- Forest covers about 4.6% of Rajpur (1.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%.
- How much of Rajpur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 15.3% (4.8 km²), +4.3 percentage points since 2017. Rajpur ranks 107th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Rajpur?
- Rajpur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rautahat district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 31.4 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.