Local unit · Bara district · Madhesh Province
Baragadhi: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Baragadhi, at 91.2% of its area. Forest covers 0.0% (less than the Bara district average of 39.7%), farmland 91.2%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 8.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.6%.
Area
39.3 km²
Local unit, Bara district
Forest (2025)
0.0%
770th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
8.2%
+1.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Baragadhi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.3 | 8.2 | +1.9 | 3.2 |
| Agriculture land | 93.1 | 91.2 | −1.9 | 35.8 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.6 | +0.0 | 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 Baragadhi.
How Baragadhi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −1.9 percentage points (−0.76 km²); Urban land +1.9 percentage points (+0.76 km²); Water +0.0 percentage points (+0.00 km²).
Other local units in Bara district
Questions about Baragadhi
- What is the forest cover of Baragadhi?
- Forest covers about 0.0% of Baragadhi (0.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bara district average of 39.7%.
- How much of Baragadhi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 8.2% (3.2 km²), +1.9 percentage points since 2017. Baragadhi ranks 269th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Baragadhi?
- Baragadhi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bara district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 39.3 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.