Land Cover, defined as the assemblage of biotic and a biotic components like water, snow, grassland, forest, and bare Soil. On the earth’s surface is one of the most crucial properties of the earth system. Land cover is that which covers the surface of the earth and land use describes how the land cover is modified. Land Use includes agricultural land, built up land, recreation area, wildlife management area etc. Both land use land cover are dynamic. The Land cover reflects the biophysical state of the earth’s surface and immediate subsurface, thus embracing the soil material, vegetation, and water. The study area (between Parallels of 78°51'14.659"E longitude 14°32'23.913"N latitude and 78°54'2.7"E longitude 14°24'10.573"N latitude) falls in the Kadapa mandal, Y.S.R District,India. Land use and Land cover is an important parameter for developmental planning. In the present study an attempt has been made to generate the land use and land cover map from Satellite (IRS) P6, linear image self-scanning (LISS III) geocoded data with UTM projection, of total 4 bands on a 1:50,000 scales. Geographic Information System is used to for integrating remote sensing data, topographical maps and field data to accurately map landuse and land cover of the study area. Six major land use classes were identified and mapped for the study area. These are: Cultivated land, Uncultivated land, Forest land, Waste land, Builtup land, Water bodies. The study observed that cultivated land and Builtup land is dominant in Kadapa mandal. The study recommends the use of satellite imageries for future environmental monitoring studies.