Local unit · Rupandehi district · Lumbini Province
Rohini: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Rohini, at 83.2% of its area. Forest covers 0.9% (less than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%), farmland 83.2%, rangeland 0.1%, built-up land 15.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.5%.
Area
64.6 km²
Local unit, Rupandehi district
Forest (2025)
0.9%
740th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
15.3%
+5.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Rohini in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 9.6 | 15.3 | +5.7 | 9.9 |
| Agriculture land | 88.3 | 83.2 | −5.1 | 53.7 |
| Rangeland | 0.4 | 0.1 | −0.3 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 1.1 | 0.9 | −0.2 | 0.6 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.0 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Rohini.
How Rohini changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +5.7 percentage points (+3.67 km²); Agriculture land −5.1 percentage points (−3.31 km²); Rangeland −0.3 percentage points (−0.20 km²).
Other local units in Rupandehi district
Questions about Rohini
- What is the forest cover of Rohini?
- Forest covers about 0.9% of Rohini (0.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%.
- How much of Rohini is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 15.3% (9.9 km²), +5.7 percentage points since 2017. Rohini ranks 108th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Rohini?
- Rohini is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rupandehi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 64.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.