Local unit · Sarlahi district · Madhesh Province
Godaita: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Godaita, at 83.0% of its area. Forest covers 3.7% (less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%), farmland 83.0%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 13.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.2%.
Area
48.6 km²
Local unit, Sarlahi district
Forest (2025)
3.7%
677th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
13.0%
+2.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Godaita in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 11.0 | 13.0 | +2.1 | 6.3 |
| Agriculture land | 80.8 | 83.0 | +2.2 | 40.4 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 8.0 | 3.7 | −4.3 | 1.8 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| 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 Godaita.
How Godaita changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −4.3 percentage points (−2.07 km²); Agriculture land +2.2 percentage points (+1.07 km²); Urban land +2.1 percentage points (+1.00 km²).
Other local units in Sarlahi district
Questions about Godaita
- What is the forest cover of Godaita?
- Forest covers about 3.7% of Godaita (1.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%.
- How much of Godaita is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 13.0% (6.3 km²), +2.1 percentage points since 2017. Godaita ranks 154th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Godaita?
- Godaita is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sarlahi district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 48.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.