Local unit · Rautahat district · Madhesh Province
Brindaban: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Brindaban, at 48.2% of its area. Forest covers 39.4% (more than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%), farmland 48.2%, rangeland 3.4%, built-up land 7.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.8% and water 0.9%.
Area
95.4 km²
Local unit, Rautahat district
Forest (2025)
39.4%
488th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
7.2%
+2.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Brindaban in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 4.5 | 7.2 | +2.7 | 6.8 |
| Agriculture land | 49.6 | 48.2 | −1.3 | 46.0 |
| Rangeland | 3.4 | 3.4 | ±0.0 | 3.3 |
| Forest land | 39.7 | 39.4 | −0.2 | 37.6 |
| Water | 1.2 | 0.9 | −0.3 | 0.9 |
| Barren land | 1.7 | 0.8 | −0.9 | 0.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Brindaban.
How Brindaban changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.7 percentage points (+2.59 km²); Agriculture land −1.3 percentage points (−1.27 km²); Barren land −0.9 percentage points (−0.81 km²).
Other local units in Rautahat district
Questions about Brindaban
- What is the forest cover of Brindaban?
- Forest covers about 39.4% of Brindaban (37.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%.
- How much of Brindaban is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 7.2% (6.8 km²), +2.7 percentage points since 2017. Brindaban ranks 284th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Brindaban?
- Brindaban is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rautahat district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 95.4 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.