Local unit · Palpa district · Lumbini Province
Rampur: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Rampur, at 63.2% of its area. Forest covers 63.2% (about the same as the Palpa district average of 66.8%), farmland 8.1%, rangeland 14.9%, built-up land 10.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 3.0%.
Area
123 km²
Local unit, Palpa district
Forest (2025)
63.2%
232nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
10.5%
+5.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Rampur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 5.1 | 10.5 | +5.4 | 13.0 |
| Agriculture land | 12.3 | 8.1 | −4.1 | 10.0 |
| Rangeland | 17.6 | 14.9 | −2.8 | 18.3 |
| Forest land | 61.5 | 63.2 | +1.7 | 77.9 |
| Water | 3.0 | 3.0 | −0.0 | 3.7 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.4 | −0.2 | 0.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Rampur.
How Rampur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +5.4 percentage points (+6.70 km²); Agriculture land −4.1 percentage points (−5.12 km²); Rangeland −2.8 percentage points (−3.39 km²).
Other local units in Palpa district
Questions about Rampur
- What is the forest cover of Rampur?
- Forest covers about 63.2% of Rampur (77.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Palpa district average of 66.8%.
- How much of Rampur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 10.5% (13.0 km²), +5.4 percentage points since 2017. Rampur ranks 228th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Rampur?
- Rampur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Palpa district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 123 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.