Local unit · Siraha district · Madhesh Province
Arnama: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Arnama, at 75.0% of its area. Forest covers 10.5% (less than the Siraha district average of 22.0%), farmland 75.0%, rangeland 0.8%, built-up land 13.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.5%.
Area
37.7 km²
Local unit, Siraha district
Forest (2025)
10.5%
604th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
13.2%
+3.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Arnama in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 9.3 | 13.2 | +3.8 | 5.0 |
| Agriculture land | 81.4 | 75.0 | −6.4 | 28.3 |
| Rangeland | 3.1 | 0.8 | −2.3 | 0.3 |
| Forest land | 5.8 | 10.5 | +4.7 | 4.0 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.2 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Arnama.
How Arnama changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −6.4 percentage points (−2.41 km²); Forest land +4.7 percentage points (+1.77 km²); Urban land +3.8 percentage points (+1.45 km²).
Other local units in Siraha district
Questions about Arnama
- What is the forest cover of Arnama?
- Forest covers about 10.5% of Arnama (4.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Siraha district average of 22.0%.
- How much of Arnama is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 13.2% (5.0 km²), +3.8 percentage points since 2017. Arnama ranks 152nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Arnama?
- Arnama is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Siraha district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 37.7 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.