Local unit · Parsa district · Madhesh Province
Bahudarmai: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Bahudarmai, at 81.6% of its area. Forest covers 1.0% (less than the Parsa district average of 56.5%), farmland 81.6%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 17.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
31.6 km²
Local unit, Parsa district
Forest (2025)
1.0%
737th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
17.2%
+2.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Bahudarmai in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 14.8 | 17.2 | +2.4 | 5.4 |
| Agriculture land | 83.6 | 81.6 | −2.0 | 25.8 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 1.4 | 1.0 | −0.4 | 0.3 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| 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 Bahudarmai.
How Bahudarmai changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.4 percentage points (+0.77 km²); Agriculture land −2.0 percentage points (−0.63 km²); Forest land −0.4 percentage points (−0.13 km²).
Other local units in Parsa district
Questions about Bahudarmai
- What is the forest cover of Bahudarmai?
- Forest covers about 1.0% of Bahudarmai (0.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Parsa district average of 56.5%.
- How much of Bahudarmai is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 17.2% (5.4 km²), +2.4 percentage points since 2017. Bahudarmai ranks 86th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bahudarmai?
- Bahudarmai is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Parsa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 31.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.