Local unit · Chitawan district · Bagmati Province
Ratnanagar: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Ratnanagar, at 50.3% of its area. Forest covers 9.3% (less than the Chitawan district average of 65.1%), farmland 50.3%, rangeland 2.8%, built-up land 36.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 1.6%.
Area
68.7 km²
Local unit, Chitawan district
Forest (2025)
9.3%
610th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
36.0%
+11.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Ratnanagar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 24.6 | 36.0 | +11.4 | 24.7 |
| Agriculture land | 60.3 | 50.3 | −10.0 | 34.5 |
| Rangeland | 2.6 | 2.8 | +0.2 | 1.9 |
| Forest land | 10.1 | 9.3 | −0.8 | 6.4 |
| Water | 1.7 | 1.6 | −0.1 | 1.1 |
| Barren land | 0.7 | 0.0 | −0.7 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Ratnanagar.
How Ratnanagar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +11.4 percentage points (+7.80 km²); Agriculture land −10.0 percentage points (−6.88 km²); Forest land −0.8 percentage points (−0.55 km²).
Other local units in Chitawan district
Questions about Ratnanagar
- What is the forest cover of Ratnanagar?
- Forest covers about 9.3% of Ratnanagar (6.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Chitawan district average of 65.1%.
- How much of Ratnanagar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 36.0% (24.7 km²), +11.4 percentage points since 2017. Ratnanagar ranks 24th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Ratnanagar?
- Ratnanagar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Chitawan district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 68.7 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.