Local unit · Sarlahi district · Madhesh Province
Barahathawa: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Barahathawa, at 76.4% of its area. Forest covers 2.6% (less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%), farmland 76.4%, rangeland 2.2%, built-up land 15.9%, bare land, rock and snow 1.0% and water 1.8%.
Area
107 km²
Local unit, Sarlahi district
Forest (2025)
2.6%
696th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
15.9%
+4.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Barahathawa in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 11.2 | 15.9 | +4.7 | 17.0 |
| Agriculture land | 77.6 | 76.4 | −1.1 | 81.8 |
| Rangeland | 1.6 | 2.2 | +0.7 | 2.4 |
| Forest land | 7.1 | 2.6 | −4.5 | 2.8 |
| Water | 1.4 | 1.8 | +0.4 | 1.9 |
| Barren land | 1.1 | 1.0 | −0.1 | 1.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Barahathawa.
How Barahathawa changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.7 percentage points (+5.03 km²); Forest land −4.5 percentage points (−4.81 km²); Agriculture land −1.1 percentage points (−1.22 km²).
Other local units in Sarlahi district
Questions about Barahathawa
- What is the forest cover of Barahathawa?
- Forest covers about 2.6% of Barahathawa (2.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%.
- How much of Barahathawa is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 15.9% (17.0 km²), +4.7 percentage points since 2017. Barahathawa ranks 99th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Barahathawa?
- Barahathawa is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sarlahi district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 107 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.