Local unit · Jhapa district · Koshi Province
Barhadashi: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Barhadashi, at 78.2% of its area. Forest covers 4.3% (less than the Jhapa district average of 18.5%), farmland 78.2%, rangeland 0.1%, built-up land 16.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 1.3%.
Area
80.0 km²
Local unit, Jhapa district
Forest (2025)
4.3%
667th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
16.0%
+8.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Barhadashi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.0 | 16.0 | +8.0 | 12.8 |
| Agriculture land | 79.3 | 78.2 | −1.1 | 62.5 |
| Rangeland | 4.2 | 0.1 | −4.1 | 0.1 |
| Forest land | 4.6 | 4.3 | −0.3 | 3.4 |
| Water | 2.5 | 1.3 | −1.1 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 1.5 | 0.2 | −1.3 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Barhadashi.
How Barhadashi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +8.0 percentage points (+6.37 km²); Rangeland −4.1 percentage points (−3.27 km²); Barren land −1.3 percentage points (−1.03 km²).
Other local units in Jhapa district
Questions about Barhadashi
- What is the forest cover of Barhadashi?
- Forest covers about 4.3% of Barhadashi (3.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Jhapa district average of 18.5%.
- How much of Barhadashi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 16.0% (12.8 km²), +8.0 percentage points since 2017. Barhadashi ranks 96th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Barhadashi?
- Barhadashi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jhapa district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 80.0 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.