Local unit · Sarlahi district · Madhesh Province
Chakraghatta: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Chakraghatta, at 76.8% of its area. Forest covers 7.6% (less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%), farmland 76.8%, rangeland 0.1%, built-up land 14.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.8%.
Area
25.1 km²
Local unit, Sarlahi district
Forest (2025)
7.6%
625th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
14.5%
+4.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Chakraghatta in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 10.2 | 14.5 | +4.2 | 3.6 |
| Agriculture land | 79.0 | 76.8 | −2.2 | 19.3 |
| Rangeland | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 9.4 | 7.6 | −1.9 | 1.9 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.8 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.3 | −0.3 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chakraghatta.
How Chakraghatta changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.2 percentage points (+1.06 km²); Agriculture land −2.2 percentage points (−0.55 km²); Forest land −1.9 percentage points (−0.47 km²).
Other local units in Sarlahi district
Questions about Chakraghatta
- What is the forest cover of Chakraghatta?
- Forest covers about 7.6% of Chakraghatta (1.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%.
- How much of Chakraghatta is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 14.5% (3.6 km²), +4.2 percentage points since 2017. Chakraghatta ranks 119th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chakraghatta?
- Chakraghatta is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sarlahi district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 25.1 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.