Local unit · Parsa district · Madhesh Province
Chhipaharmai: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Chhipaharmai, at 87.7% of its area. Forest covers 0.7% (less than the Parsa district average of 56.5%), farmland 87.7%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 11.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.6%.
Area
24.9 km²
Local unit, Parsa district
Forest (2025)
0.7%
752nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
11.1%
+2.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Chhipaharmai in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.6 | 11.1 | +2.5 | 2.8 |
| Agriculture land | 90.8 | 87.7 | −3.1 | 21.8 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 0.1 | 0.7 | +0.5 | 0.2 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.6 | +0.1 | 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 Chhipaharmai.
How Chhipaharmai changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −3.1 percentage points (−0.78 km²); Urban land +2.5 percentage points (+0.62 km²); Forest land +0.5 percentage points (+0.13 km²).
Other local units in Parsa district
Questions about Chhipaharmai
- What is the forest cover of Chhipaharmai?
- Forest covers about 0.7% of Chhipaharmai (0.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Parsa district average of 56.5%.
- How much of Chhipaharmai is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 11.1% (2.8 km²), +2.5 percentage points since 2017. Chhipaharmai ranks 213th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chhipaharmai?
- Chhipaharmai is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Parsa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 24.9 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.