Local unit · Chitawan district · Bagmati Province
Rapti: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Rapti, at 61.1% of its area. Forest covers 61.1% (about the same as the Chitawan district average of 65.1%), farmland 14.1%, rangeland 17.5%, built-up land 7.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.2%.
Area
212 km²
Local unit, Chitawan district
Forest (2025)
61.1%
267th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
7.0%
+2.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Rapti in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 4.9 | 7.0 | +2.1 | 14.9 |
| Agriculture land | 16.3 | 14.1 | −2.2 | 29.9 |
| Rangeland | 12.4 | 17.5 | +5.1 | 37.2 |
| Forest land | 66.1 | 61.1 | −5.0 | 129.7 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Rapti.
How Rapti changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +5.1 percentage points (+10.78 km²); Forest land −5.0 percentage points (−10.59 km²); Agriculture land −2.2 percentage points (−4.65 km²).
Other local units in Chitawan district
Questions about Rapti
- What is the forest cover of Rapti?
- Forest covers about 61.1% of Rapti (130 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Chitawan district average of 65.1%.
- How much of Rapti is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 7.0% (14.9 km²), +2.1 percentage points since 2017. Rapti ranks 287th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Rapti?
- Rapti is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Chitawan district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 212 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.