Local unit · Sarlahi district · Madhesh Province
Brahmapuri: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Brahmapuri, at 76.3% of its area. Forest covers 10.1% (less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%), farmland 76.3%, rangeland 0.1%, built-up land 10.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 2.9%.
Area
33.9 km²
Local unit, Sarlahi district
Forest (2025)
10.1%
605th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
10.6%
+2.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Brahmapuri in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 7.7 | 10.6 | +2.9 | 3.6 |
| Agriculture land | 82.8 | 76.3 | −6.5 | 25.9 |
| Rangeland | 0.5 | 0.1 | −0.4 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 8.3 | 10.1 | +1.8 | 3.4 |
| Water | 0.4 | 2.9 | +2.6 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.0 | −0.4 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Brahmapuri.
How Brahmapuri changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −6.5 percentage points (−2.19 km²); Urban land +2.9 percentage points (+0.98 km²); Water +2.6 percentage points (+0.87 km²).
Other local units in Sarlahi district
Questions about Brahmapuri
- What is the forest cover of Brahmapuri?
- Forest covers about 10.1% of Brahmapuri (3.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%.
- How much of Brahmapuri is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 10.6% (3.6 km²), +2.9 percentage points since 2017. Brahmapuri ranks 225th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Brahmapuri?
- Brahmapuri is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sarlahi district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 33.9 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.