Local unit · Dang district · Lumbini Province
Tulsipur: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Tulsipur, at 40.8% of its area. Forest covers 39.9% (less than the Dang district average of 64.7%), farmland 40.8%, rangeland 8.5%, built-up land 10.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.4%.
Area
384 km²
Local unit, Dang district
Forest (2025)
39.9%
485th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
10.4%
+4.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Tulsipur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 5.7 | 10.4 | +4.7 | 40.0 |
| Agriculture land | 45.2 | 40.8 | −4.4 | 156.9 |
| Rangeland | 11.3 | 8.5 | −2.8 | 32.6 |
| Forest land | 37.3 | 39.9 | +2.6 | 153.2 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.1 | 1.3 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Tulsipur.
How Tulsipur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.7 percentage points (+18.07 km²); Agriculture land −4.4 percentage points (−16.76 km²); Rangeland −2.8 percentage points (−10.88 km²).
Other local units in Dang district
Questions about Tulsipur
- What is the forest cover of Tulsipur?
- Forest covers about 39.9% of Tulsipur (153 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dang district average of 64.7%.
- How much of Tulsipur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 10.4% (40.0 km²), +4.7 percentage points since 2017. Tulsipur ranks 231st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Tulsipur?
- Tulsipur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dang district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 384 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.