Local unit · Rupandehi district · Lumbini Province
Siddharthanagar: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Siddharthanagar, at 50.1% of its area. Forest covers 0.6% (less than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%), farmland 50.1%, rangeland 2.8%, built-up land 46.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
36.0 km²
Local unit, Rupandehi district
Forest (2025)
0.6%
755th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
46.5%
+8.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Siddharthanagar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 38.3 | 46.5 | +8.2 | 16.7 |
| Agriculture land | 58.9 | 50.1 | −8.8 | 18.1 |
| Rangeland | 0.2 | 2.8 | +2.6 | 1.0 |
| Forest land | 1.4 | 0.6 | −0.8 | 0.2 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.0 | −0.4 | 0.0 |
| 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 Siddharthanagar.
How Siddharthanagar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −8.8 percentage points (−3.16 km²); Urban land +8.2 percentage points (+2.94 km²); Rangeland +2.6 percentage points (+0.94 km²).
Other local units in Rupandehi district
Questions about Siddharthanagar
- What is the forest cover of Siddharthanagar?
- Forest covers about 0.6% of Siddharthanagar (0.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%.
- How much of Siddharthanagar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 46.5% (16.7 km²), +8.2 percentage points since 2017. Siddharthanagar ranks 17th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Siddharthanagar?
- Siddharthanagar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rupandehi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 36.0 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.