Local unit · Rupandehi district · Lumbini Province
Tilottama: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Tilottama, at 47.6% of its area. Forest covers 11.2% (less than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%), farmland 47.6%, rangeland 0.4%, built-up land 40.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.5%.
Area
126 km²
Local unit, Rupandehi district
Forest (2025)
11.2%
597th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
40.1%
+10.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Tilottama in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 29.2 | 40.1 | +10.9 | 50.6 |
| Agriculture land | 57.6 | 47.6 | −10.0 | 60.0 |
| Rangeland | 0.7 | 0.4 | −0.3 | 0.5 |
| Forest land | 11.6 | 11.2 | −0.4 | 14.1 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.0 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Tilottama.
How Tilottama changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +10.9 percentage points (+13.71 km²); Agriculture land −10.0 percentage points (−12.63 km²); Forest land −0.4 percentage points (−0.52 km²).
Other local units in Rupandehi district
Questions about Tilottama
- What is the forest cover of Tilottama?
- Forest covers about 11.2% of Tilottama (14.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%.
- How much of Tilottama is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 40.1% (50.6 km²), +10.9 percentage points since 2017. Tilottama ranks 19th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Tilottama?
- Tilottama is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rupandehi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 126 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.