Local unit · Sunsari district · Koshi Province
Harinagar: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Harinagar, at 79.7% of its area. Forest covers 1.6% (less than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%), farmland 79.7%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 18.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
52.2 km²
Local unit, Sunsari district
Forest (2025)
1.6%
714th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
18.7%
−0.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Harinagar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 19.7 | 18.7 | −0.9 | 9.8 |
| Agriculture land | 79.3 | 79.7 | +0.3 | 41.6 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 1.0 | 1.6 | +0.6 | 0.8 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | ±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 Harinagar.
How Harinagar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land −0.9 percentage points (−0.49 km²); Forest land +0.6 percentage points (+0.32 km²); Agriculture land +0.3 percentage points (+0.18 km²).
Other local units in Sunsari district
Questions about Harinagar
- What is the forest cover of Harinagar?
- Forest covers about 1.6% of Harinagar (0.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%.
- How much of Harinagar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 18.7% (9.8 km²), −0.9 percentage points since 2017. Harinagar ranks 71st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Harinagar?
- Harinagar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sunsari district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 52.2 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.