Local unit · Rupandehi district · Lumbini Province
Sainamaina: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Sainamaina, at 58.0% of its area. Forest covers 58.0% (more than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%), farmland 22.0%, rangeland 1.8%, built-up land 18.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
161 km²
Local unit, Rupandehi district
Forest (2025)
58.0%
307th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
18.1%
+8.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Sainamaina in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 9.5 | 18.1 | +8.6 | 29.2 |
| Agriculture land | 28.9 | 22.0 | −6.8 | 35.5 |
| Rangeland | 2.2 | 1.8 | −0.4 | 2.9 |
| Forest land | 59.4 | 58.0 | −1.4 | 93.4 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −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 Sainamaina.
How Sainamaina changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +8.6 percentage points (+13.93 km²); Agriculture land −6.8 percentage points (−10.99 km²); Forest land −1.4 percentage points (−2.26 km²).
Other local units in Rupandehi district
Questions about Sainamaina
- What is the forest cover of Sainamaina?
- Forest covers about 58.0% of Sainamaina (93.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%.
- How much of Sainamaina is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 18.1% (29.2 km²), +8.6 percentage points since 2017. Sainamaina ranks 78th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sainamaina?
- Sainamaina is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rupandehi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 161 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.