Local unit · Sunsari district · Koshi Province
Bhokraha Narsingh: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Bhokraha Narsingh, at 76.5% of its area. Forest covers 1.8% (less than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%), farmland 76.5%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 21.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.3%.
Area
63.2 km²
Local unit, Sunsari district
Forest (2025)
1.8%
709th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
21.4%
−1.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Bhokraha Narsingh in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 22.7 | 21.4 | −1.3 | 13.5 |
| Agriculture land | 75.5 | 76.5 | +1.0 | 48.4 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 1.3 | 1.8 | +0.5 | 1.1 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.3 | −0.2 | 0.2 |
| 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 Bhokraha Narsingh.
How Bhokraha Narsingh changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land −1.3 percentage points (−0.85 km²); Agriculture land +1.0 percentage points (+0.65 km²); Forest land +0.5 percentage points (+0.31 km²).
Other local units in Sunsari district
Questions about Bhokraha Narsingh
- What is the forest cover of Bhokraha Narsingh?
- Forest covers about 1.8% of Bhokraha Narsingh (1.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%.
- How much of Bhokraha Narsingh is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 21.4% (13.5 km²), −1.3 percentage points since 2017. Bhokraha Narsingh ranks 54th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bhokraha Narsingh?
- Bhokraha Narsingh is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sunsari district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 63.2 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.