Local unit · Jhapa district · Koshi Province
Gauradaha: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Gauradaha, at 85.0% of its area. Forest covers 2.0% (less than the Jhapa district average of 18.5%), farmland 85.0%, rangeland 0.6%, built-up land 11.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 0.8%.
Area
149 km²
Local unit, Jhapa district
Forest (2025)
2.0%
705th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
11.1%
+5.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Gauradaha in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.0 | 11.1 | +5.1 | 16.6 |
| Agriculture land | 86.2 | 85.0 | −1.2 | 127.0 |
| Rangeland | 4.1 | 0.6 | −3.5 | 0.9 |
| Forest land | 1.6 | 2.0 | +0.4 | 3.0 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.8 | +0.1 | 1.2 |
| Barren land | 1.4 | 0.5 | −0.9 | 0.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Gauradaha.
How Gauradaha changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +5.1 percentage points (+7.65 km²); Rangeland −3.5 percentage points (−5.24 km²); Agriculture land −1.2 percentage points (−1.79 km²).
Other local units in Jhapa district
Questions about Gauradaha
- What is the forest cover of Gauradaha?
- Forest covers about 2.0% of Gauradaha (3.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Jhapa district average of 18.5%.
- How much of Gauradaha is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 11.1% (16.6 km²), +5.1 percentage points since 2017. Gauradaha ranks 209th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Gauradaha?
- Gauradaha is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jhapa district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 149 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.