Local unit · Jhapa district · Koshi Province
Bhadrapur: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Bhadrapur, at 46.0% of its area. Forest covers 18.4% (about the same as the Jhapa district average of 18.5%), farmland 46.0%, rangeland 1.6%, built-up land 31.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.6% and water 2.0%.
Area
96.0 km²
Local unit, Jhapa district
Forest (2025)
18.4%
571st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
31.4%
+11.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Bhadrapur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 20.1 | 31.4 | +11.3 | 30.1 |
| Agriculture land | 52.4 | 46.0 | −6.4 | 44.2 |
| Rangeland | 3.5 | 1.6 | −1.9 | 1.6 |
| Forest land | 20.2 | 18.4 | −1.7 | 17.7 |
| Water | 2.3 | 2.0 | −0.3 | 1.9 |
| Barren land | 1.6 | 0.6 | −1.0 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bhadrapur.
How Bhadrapur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +11.3 percentage points (+10.87 km²); Agriculture land −6.4 percentage points (−6.12 km²); Rangeland −1.9 percentage points (−1.81 km²).
Other local units in Jhapa district
Questions about Bhadrapur
- What is the forest cover of Bhadrapur?
- Forest covers about 18.4% of Bhadrapur (17.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Jhapa district average of 18.5%.
- How much of Bhadrapur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 31.4% (30.1 km²), +11.3 percentage points since 2017. Bhadrapur ranks 28th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bhadrapur?
- Bhadrapur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jhapa district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 96.0 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.