Local unit · Saptari district · Madhesh Province
Rupani: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Rupani, at 61.1% of its area. Forest covers 24.3% (about the same as the Saptari district average of 21.5%), farmland 61.1%, rangeland 2.9%, built-up land 10.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.8% and water 0.4%.
Area
56.0 km²
Local unit, Saptari district
Forest (2025)
24.3%
552nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
10.5%
+3.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Rupani in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 7.0 | 10.5 | +3.4 | 5.9 |
| Agriculture land | 64.3 | 61.1 | −3.2 | 34.2 |
| Rangeland | 2.7 | 2.9 | +0.2 | 1.6 |
| Forest land | 22.5 | 24.3 | +1.8 | 13.6 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.4 | +0.3 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 3.4 | 0.8 | −2.6 | 0.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Rupani.
How Rupani changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +3.4 percentage points (+1.93 km²); Agriculture land −3.2 percentage points (−1.77 km²); Barren land −2.6 percentage points (−1.47 km²).
Other local units in Saptari district
Questions about Rupani
- What is the forest cover of Rupani?
- Forest covers about 24.3% of Rupani (13.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Saptari district average of 21.5%.
- How much of Rupani is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 10.5% (5.9 km²), +3.4 percentage points since 2017. Rupani ranks 229th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Rupani?
- Rupani is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Saptari district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 56.0 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.