Local unit · Morang district · Koshi Province
Budhiganga: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Budhiganga, at 67.7% of its area. Forest covers 2.4% (less than the Morang district average of 31.0%), farmland 67.7%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 29.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.4%.
Area
56.3 km²
Local unit, Morang district
Forest (2025)
2.4%
699th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
29.5%
+7.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Budhiganga in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 21.7 | 29.5 | +7.8 | 16.6 |
| Agriculture land | 70.2 | 67.7 | −2.5 | 38.1 |
| Rangeland | 2.2 | 0.0 | −2.2 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 5.4 | 2.4 | −2.9 | 1.4 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.4 | −0.1 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Budhiganga.
How Budhiganga changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +7.8 percentage points (+4.39 km²); Forest land −2.9 percentage points (−1.65 km²); Agriculture land −2.5 percentage points (−1.38 km²).
Other local units in Morang district
Questions about Budhiganga
- What is the forest cover of Budhiganga?
- Forest covers about 2.4% of Budhiganga (1.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Morang district average of 31.0%.
- How much of Budhiganga is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 29.5% (16.6 km²), +7.8 percentage points since 2017. Budhiganga ranks 34th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Budhiganga?
- Budhiganga is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Morang district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 56.3 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.