Local unit · Palpa district · Lumbini Province
Rambha: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Rambha, at 61.8% of its area. Forest covers 61.8% (about the same as the Palpa district average of 66.8%), farmland 1.4%, rangeland 32.1%, built-up land 3.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 1.3%.
Area
94.1 km²
Local unit, Palpa district
Forest (2025)
61.8%
254th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.4%
+1.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Rambha in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.3 | 3.4 | +1.1 | 3.2 |
| Agriculture land | 1.8 | 1.4 | −0.5 | 1.3 |
| Rangeland | 35.6 | 32.1 | −3.6 | 30.2 |
| Forest land | 58.8 | 61.8 | +3.0 | 58.2 |
| Water | 1.4 | 1.3 | −0.1 | 1.2 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Rambha.
How Rambha changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −3.6 percentage points (−3.36 km²); Forest land +3.0 percentage points (+2.86 km²); Urban land +1.1 percentage points (+1.05 km²).
Other local units in Palpa district
Questions about Rambha
- What is the forest cover of Rambha?
- Forest covers about 61.8% of Rambha (58.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Palpa district average of 66.8%.
- How much of Rambha is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.4% (3.2 km²), +1.1 percentage points since 2017. Rambha ranks 371st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Rambha?
- Rambha is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Palpa district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 94.1 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.