Local unit · Sunsari district · Koshi Province
Gadhi: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Gadhi, at 83.9% of its area. Forest covers 1.5% (less than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%), farmland 83.9%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 14.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
66.9 km²
Local unit, Sunsari district
Forest (2025)
1.5%
716th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
14.5%
+3.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Gadhi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 11.0 | 14.5 | +3.5 | 9.7 |
| Agriculture land | 87.5 | 83.9 | −3.6 | 56.1 |
| Rangeland | 0.3 | 0.0 | −0.3 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 1.1 | 1.5 | +0.5 | 1.0 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 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 Gadhi.
How Gadhi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −3.6 percentage points (−2.42 km²); Urban land +3.5 percentage points (+2.35 km²); Forest land +0.5 percentage points (+0.31 km²).
Other local units in Sunsari district
Questions about Gadhi
- What is the forest cover of Gadhi?
- Forest covers about 1.5% of Gadhi (1.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%.
- How much of Gadhi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 14.5% (9.7 km²), +3.5 percentage points since 2017. Gadhi ranks 117th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Gadhi?
- Gadhi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sunsari district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 66.9 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.