Local unit · Sunsari district · Koshi Province
Barju: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Barju, at 86.8% of its area. Forest covers 0.4% (less than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%), farmland 86.8%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 12.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.6%.
Area
69.3 km²
Local unit, Sunsari district
Forest (2025)
0.4%
760th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
12.2%
+3.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Barju in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.8 | 12.2 | +3.3 | 8.4 |
| Agriculture land | 86.6 | 86.8 | +0.2 | 60.2 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 3.5 | 0.4 | −3.1 | 0.3 |
| Water | 1.0 | 0.6 | −0.4 | 0.4 |
| 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 Barju.
How Barju changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +3.3 percentage points (+2.31 km²); Forest land −3.1 percentage points (−2.16 km²); Water −0.4 percentage points (−0.27 km²).
Other local units in Sunsari district
Questions about Barju
- What is the forest cover of Barju?
- Forest covers about 0.4% of Barju (0.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%.
- How much of Barju is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 12.2% (8.4 km²), +3.3 percentage points since 2017. Barju ranks 180th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Barju?
- Barju is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sunsari district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 69.3 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.