Local unit · Sarlahi district · Madhesh Province
Haripur: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Haripur, at 54.0% of its area. Forest covers 31.8% (more than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%), farmland 54.0%, rangeland 3.7%, built-up land 8.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.8% and water 1.3%.
Area
66.8 km²
Local unit, Sarlahi district
Forest (2025)
31.8%
524th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
8.5%
+1.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Haripur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.7 | 8.5 | +1.8 | 5.7 |
| Agriculture land | 53.2 | 54.0 | +0.8 | 36.1 |
| Rangeland | 2.8 | 3.7 | +0.9 | 2.5 |
| Forest land | 33.1 | 31.8 | −1.4 | 21.2 |
| Water | 1.0 | 1.3 | +0.3 | 0.9 |
| Barren land | 3.3 | 0.8 | −2.5 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Haripur.
How Haripur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land −2.5 percentage points (−1.64 km²); Urban land +1.8 percentage points (+1.20 km²); Forest land −1.4 percentage points (−0.91 km²).
Other local units in Sarlahi district
Questions about Haripur
- What is the forest cover of Haripur?
- Forest covers about 31.8% of Haripur (21.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%.
- How much of Haripur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 8.5% (5.7 km²), +1.8 percentage points since 2017. Haripur ranks 265th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Haripur?
- Haripur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sarlahi district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 66.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.