Local unit · Saptari district · Madhesh Province
Bode Barsain: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Bode Barsain, at 81.7% of its area. Forest covers 3.8% (less than the Saptari district average of 21.5%), farmland 81.7%, rangeland 1.2%, built-up land 12.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.4%.
Area
58.9 km²
Local unit, Saptari district
Forest (2025)
3.8%
676th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
12.9%
+4.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Bode Barsain in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.2 | 12.9 | +4.6 | 7.6 |
| Agriculture land | 89.3 | 81.7 | −7.6 | 48.1 |
| Rangeland | 0.2 | 1.2 | +1.1 | 0.7 |
| Forest land | 1.4 | 3.8 | +2.4 | 2.2 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.2 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 0.8 | 0.1 | −0.7 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bode Barsain.
How Bode Barsain changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −7.6 percentage points (−4.47 km²); Urban land +4.6 percentage points (+2.73 km²); Forest land +2.4 percentage points (+1.41 km²).
Other local units in Saptari district
Questions about Bode Barsain
- What is the forest cover of Bode Barsain?
- Forest covers about 3.8% of Bode Barsain (2.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Saptari district average of 21.5%.
- How much of Bode Barsain is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 12.9% (7.6 km²), +4.6 percentage points since 2017. Bode Barsain ranks 162nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bode Barsain?
- Bode Barsain is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Saptari district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 58.9 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.