Local unit · Jhapa district · Koshi Province
Haldibari: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Haldibari, at 50.1% of its area. Forest covers 50.1% (more than the Jhapa district average of 18.5%), farmland 41.6%, rangeland 0.5%, built-up land 7.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
117 km²
Local unit, Jhapa district
Forest (2025)
50.1%
404th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
7.8%
+5.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Haldibari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.5 | 7.8 | +5.3 | 9.1 |
| Agriculture land | 45.6 | 41.6 | −4.1 | 48.6 |
| Rangeland | 2.3 | 0.5 | −1.8 | 0.6 |
| Forest land | 49.4 | 50.1 | +0.7 | 58.6 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Haldibari.
How Haldibari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +5.3 percentage points (+6.18 km²); Agriculture land −4.1 percentage points (−4.76 km²); Rangeland −1.8 percentage points (−2.14 km²).
Other local units in Jhapa district
Questions about Haldibari
- What is the forest cover of Haldibari?
- Forest covers about 50.1% of Haldibari (58.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Jhapa district average of 18.5%.
- How much of Haldibari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 7.8% (9.1 km²), +5.3 percentage points since 2017. Haldibari ranks 276th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Haldibari?
- Haldibari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jhapa district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 117 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.