Local unit · Sarlahi district · Madhesh Province
Basbariya: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Basbariya, at 84.1% of its area. Forest covers 3.8% (less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%), farmland 84.1%, rangeland 0.7%, built-up land 9.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 1.1%.
Area
29.4 km²
Local unit, Sarlahi district
Forest (2025)
3.8%
674th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
9.9%
+2.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Basbariya in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 7.0 | 9.9 | +2.9 | 2.9 |
| Agriculture land | 76.9 | 84.1 | +7.2 | 24.7 |
| Rangeland | 0.3 | 0.7 | +0.3 | 0.2 |
| Forest land | 14.9 | 3.8 | −11.1 | 1.1 |
| Water | 0.8 | 1.1 | +0.3 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.4 | +0.3 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Basbariya.
How Basbariya changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −11.1 percentage points (−3.25 km²); Agriculture land +7.2 percentage points (+2.11 km²); Urban land +2.9 percentage points (+0.86 km²).
Other local units in Sarlahi district
Questions about Basbariya
- What is the forest cover of Basbariya?
- Forest covers about 3.8% of Basbariya (1.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%.
- How much of Basbariya is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 9.9% (2.9 km²), +2.9 percentage points since 2017. Basbariya ranks 236th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Basbariya?
- Basbariya is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sarlahi district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 29.4 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.