Local unit · Sarlahi district · Madhesh Province
Chandranagar: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Chandranagar, at 74.6% of its area. Forest covers 5.6% (less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%), farmland 74.6%, rangeland 0.1%, built-up land 10.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 9.2%.
Area
47.5 km²
Local unit, Sarlahi district
Forest (2025)
5.6%
649th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
10.5%
+2.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Chandranagar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.1 | 10.5 | +2.5 | 5.0 |
| Agriculture land | 80.4 | 74.6 | −5.8 | 35.5 |
| Rangeland | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 7.4 | 5.6 | −1.9 | 2.6 |
| Water | 3.1 | 9.2 | +6.1 | 4.4 |
| Barren land | 0.9 | 0.0 | −0.9 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chandranagar.
How Chandranagar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Water +6.1 percentage points (+2.91 km²); Agriculture land −5.8 percentage points (−2.75 km²); Urban land +2.5 percentage points (+1.18 km²).
Other local units in Sarlahi district
Questions about Chandranagar
- What is the forest cover of Chandranagar?
- Forest covers about 5.6% of Chandranagar (2.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%.
- How much of Chandranagar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 10.5% (5.0 km²), +2.5 percentage points since 2017. Chandranagar ranks 227th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chandranagar?
- Chandranagar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sarlahi district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 47.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.