Local unit · Mahottari district · Madhesh Province
Ekadara: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Ekadara, at 79.6% of its area. Forest covers 4.7% (less than the Mahottari district average of 28.8%), farmland 79.6%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 14.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.9%.
Area
24.0 km²
Local unit, Mahottari district
Forest (2025)
4.7%
657th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
14.9%
+4.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Ekadara in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 10.1 | 14.9 | +4.7 | 3.6 |
| Agriculture land | 84.1 | 79.6 | −4.5 | 19.1 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 5.5 | 4.7 | −0.7 | 1.1 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.9 | +0.5 | 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 Ekadara.
How Ekadara changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.7 percentage points (+1.14 km²); Agriculture land −4.5 percentage points (−1.09 km²); Forest land −0.7 percentage points (−0.17 km²).
Other local units in Mahottari district
Questions about Ekadara
- What is the forest cover of Ekadara?
- Forest covers about 4.7% of Ekadara (1.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Mahottari district average of 28.8%.
- How much of Ekadara is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 14.9% (3.6 km²), +4.7 percentage points since 2017. Ekadara ranks 111th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Ekadara?
- Ekadara is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Mahottari district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 24.0 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.