Local unit · Palpa district · Lumbini Province
Tansen: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Tansen, at 60.7% of its area. Forest covers 60.7% (about the same as the Palpa district average of 66.8%), farmland 2.1%, rangeland 24.0%, built-up land 12.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.7%.
Area
110 km²
Local unit, Palpa district
Forest (2025)
60.7%
273rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
12.3%
+1.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Tansen in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 11.0 | 12.3 | +1.3 | 13.5 |
| Agriculture land | 2.7 | 2.1 | −0.6 | 2.3 |
| Rangeland | 25.5 | 24.0 | −1.5 | 26.4 |
| Forest land | 59.8 | 60.7 | +0.9 | 66.6 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.7 | ±0.0 | 0.8 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Tansen.
How Tansen changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −1.5 percentage points (−1.65 km²); Urban land +1.3 percentage points (+1.42 km²); Forest land +0.9 percentage points (+0.94 km²).
Other local units in Palpa district
Questions about Tansen
- What is the forest cover of Tansen?
- Forest covers about 60.7% of Tansen (66.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Palpa district average of 66.8%.
- How much of Tansen is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 12.3% (13.5 km²), +1.3 percentage points since 2017. Tansen ranks 177th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Tansen?
- Tansen is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Palpa district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 110 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.