Local unit · Kapilbastu district · Lumbini Province
Yasodhara: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Yasodhara, at 87.1% of its area. Forest covers 1.2% (less than the Kapilbastu district average of 38.1%), farmland 87.1%, rangeland 0.6%, built-up land 9.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 1.3%.
Area
67.6 km²
Local unit, Kapilbastu district
Forest (2025)
1.2%
733rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
9.6%
+4.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Yasodhara in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 5.3 | 9.6 | +4.2 | 6.5 |
| Agriculture land | 89.6 | 87.1 | −2.4 | 58.9 |
| Rangeland | 2.7 | 0.6 | −2.0 | 0.4 |
| Forest land | 1.0 | 1.2 | +0.3 | 0.8 |
| Water | 1.1 | 1.3 | +0.2 | 0.9 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Yasodhara.
How Yasodhara changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.2 percentage points (+2.85 km²); Agriculture land −2.4 percentage points (−1.66 km²); Rangeland −2.0 percentage points (−1.37 km²).
Other local units in Kapilbastu district
Questions about Yasodhara
- What is the forest cover of Yasodhara?
- Forest covers about 1.2% of Yasodhara (0.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kapilbastu district average of 38.1%.
- How much of Yasodhara is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 9.6% (6.5 km²), +4.2 percentage points since 2017. Yasodhara ranks 248th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Yasodhara?
- Yasodhara is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kapilbastu district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 67.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.