Local unit · Sarlahi district · Madhesh Province
Balara: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Balara, at 77.1% of its area. Forest covers 3.2% (less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%), farmland 77.1%, rangeland 4.3%, built-up land 13.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.7% and water 1.3%.
Area
48.5 km²
Local unit, Sarlahi district
Forest (2025)
3.2%
682nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
13.5%
+3.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Balara in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 10.5 | 13.5 | +3.0 | 6.5 |
| Agriculture land | 73.2 | 77.1 | +4.0 | 37.4 |
| Rangeland | 3.7 | 4.3 | +0.5 | 2.1 |
| Forest land | 8.8 | 3.2 | −5.6 | 1.5 |
| Water | 2.0 | 1.3 | −0.8 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 1.8 | 0.7 | −1.2 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Balara.
How Balara changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −5.6 percentage points (−2.71 km²); Agriculture land +4.0 percentage points (+1.92 km²); Urban land +3.0 percentage points (+1.45 km²).
Other local units in Sarlahi district
Questions about Balara
- What is the forest cover of Balara?
- Forest covers about 3.2% of Balara (1.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%.
- How much of Balara is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 13.5% (6.5 km²), +3.0 percentage points since 2017. Balara ranks 141st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Balara?
- Balara is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sarlahi district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 48.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.