Local unit · Rautahat district · Madhesh Province
Boudhimai: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Boudhimai, at 82.2% of its area. Forest covers 1.9% (less than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%), farmland 82.2%, rangeland 0.5%, built-up land 13.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.6% and water 1.6%.
Area
35.3 km²
Local unit, Rautahat district
Forest (2025)
1.9%
707th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
13.2%
+5.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Boudhimai in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 7.5 | 13.2 | +5.7 | 4.7 |
| Agriculture land | 87.4 | 82.2 | −5.2 | 29.0 |
| Rangeland | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.2 | 0.2 |
| Forest land | 2.2 | 1.9 | −0.2 | 0.7 |
| Water | 1.4 | 1.6 | +0.2 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 1.4 | 0.6 | −0.8 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Boudhimai.
How Boudhimai changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +5.7 percentage points (+2.03 km²); Agriculture land −5.2 percentage points (−1.82 km²); Barren land −0.8 percentage points (−0.28 km²).
Other local units in Rautahat district
Questions about Boudhimai
- What is the forest cover of Boudhimai?
- Forest covers about 1.9% of Boudhimai (0.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%.
- How much of Boudhimai is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 13.2% (4.7 km²), +5.7 percentage points since 2017. Boudhimai ranks 150th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Boudhimai?
- Boudhimai is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rautahat district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 35.3 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.