Local unit · Sarlahi district · Madhesh Province
Bagmati: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Bagmati, at 45.2% of its area. Forest covers 25.0% (about the same as the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%), farmland 45.2%, rangeland 10.7%, built-up land 14.3%, bare land, rock and snow 2.6% and water 2.3%.
Area
101 km²
Local unit, Sarlahi district
Forest (2025)
25.0%
547th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
14.3%
+5.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Bagmati in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.7 | 14.3 | +5.6 | 14.5 |
| Agriculture land | 56.7 | 45.2 | −11.6 | 45.7 |
| Rangeland | 8.1 | 10.7 | +2.6 | 10.8 |
| Forest land | 20.8 | 25.0 | +4.2 | 25.3 |
| Water | 1.5 | 2.3 | +0.8 | 2.3 |
| Barren land | 4.1 | 2.6 | −1.6 | 2.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bagmati.
How Bagmati changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −11.6 percentage points (−11.70 km²); Urban land +5.6 percentage points (+5.68 km²); Forest land +4.2 percentage points (+4.28 km²).
Other local units in Sarlahi district
Questions about Bagmati
- What is the forest cover of Bagmati?
- Forest covers about 25.0% of Bagmati (25.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%.
- How much of Bagmati is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 14.3% (14.5 km²), +5.6 percentage points since 2017. Bagmati ranks 125th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bagmati?
- Bagmati is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sarlahi district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 101 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.