Local unit · Saptari district · Madhesh Province
Chhinnamasta: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Chhinnamasta, at 85.4% of its area. Forest covers 3.7% (less than the Saptari district average of 21.5%), farmland 85.4%, rangeland 0.2%, built-up land 10.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.5%.
Area
38.6 km²
Local unit, Saptari district
Forest (2025)
3.7%
679th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
10.3%
+3.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Chhinnamasta in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.7 | 10.3 | +3.6 | 4.0 |
| Agriculture land | 90.9 | 85.4 | −5.5 | 33.0 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| Forest land | 2.2 | 3.7 | +1.4 | 1.4 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.5 | +0.4 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chhinnamasta.
How Chhinnamasta changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −5.5 percentage points (−2.12 km²); Urban land +3.6 percentage points (+1.39 km²); Forest land +1.4 percentage points (+0.54 km²).
Other local units in Saptari district
Questions about Chhinnamasta
- What is the forest cover of Chhinnamasta?
- Forest covers about 3.7% of Chhinnamasta (1.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Saptari district average of 21.5%.
- How much of Chhinnamasta is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 10.3% (4.0 km²), +3.6 percentage points since 2017. Chhinnamasta ranks 233rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chhinnamasta?
- Chhinnamasta is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Saptari district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 38.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.