Local unit · Bara district · Madhesh Province
Devtal: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Devtal, at 87.0% of its area. Forest covers 0.8% (less than the Bara district average of 39.7%), farmland 87.0%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 12.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
23.3 km²
Local unit, Bara district
Forest (2025)
0.8%
746th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
12.1%
+2.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Devtal in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 9.4 | 12.1 | +2.7 | 2.8 |
| Agriculture land | 90.3 | 87.0 | −3.3 | 20.3 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 0.3 | 0.8 | +0.5 | 0.2 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
| 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 Devtal.
How Devtal changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −3.3 percentage points (−0.76 km²); Urban land +2.7 percentage points (+0.62 km²); Forest land +0.5 percentage points (+0.12 km²).
Other local units in Bara district
Questions about Devtal
- What is the forest cover of Devtal?
- Forest covers about 0.8% of Devtal (0.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bara district average of 39.7%.
- How much of Devtal is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 12.1% (2.8 km²), +2.7 percentage points since 2017. Devtal ranks 186th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Devtal?
- Devtal is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bara district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 23.3 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.