Local unit · Sarlahi district · Madhesh Province
Haripurwa: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Haripurwa, at 76.9% of its area. Forest covers 7.9% (less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%), farmland 76.9%, rangeland 0.2%, built-up land 14.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.6%.
Area
30.5 km²
Local unit, Sarlahi district
Forest (2025)
7.9%
621st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
14.4%
+3.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Haripurwa in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 10.6 | 14.4 | +3.8 | 4.4 |
| Agriculture land | 80.7 | 76.9 | −3.8 | 23.4 |
| Rangeland | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| Forest land | 8.2 | 7.9 | −0.3 | 2.4 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.6 | +0.5 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.0 | −0.3 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Haripurwa.
How Haripurwa changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −3.8 percentage points (−1.17 km²); Urban land +3.8 percentage points (+1.15 km²); Water +0.5 percentage points (+0.16 km²).
Other local units in Sarlahi district
Questions about Haripurwa
- What is the forest cover of Haripurwa?
- Forest covers about 7.9% of Haripurwa (2.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%.
- How much of Haripurwa is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 14.4% (4.4 km²), +3.8 percentage points since 2017. Haripurwa ranks 122nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Haripurwa?
- Haripurwa is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sarlahi district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 30.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.