Local unit · Bhojpur district · Koshi Province
Hatuwagadhi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Hatuwagadhi, at 60.9% of its area. Forest covers 60.9% (about the same as the Bhojpur district average of 69.0%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 37.8%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.9%.
Area
142 km²
Local unit, Bhojpur district
Forest (2025)
60.9%
270th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Hatuwagadhi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.2 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 40.0 | 37.8 | −2.3 | 53.7 |
| Forest land | 58.8 | 60.9 | +2.1 | 86.7 |
| Water | 0.9 | 0.9 | +0.1 | 1.3 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Hatuwagadhi.
How Hatuwagadhi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −2.3 percentage points (−3.22 km²); Forest land +2.1 percentage points (+2.96 km²); Urban land +0.2 percentage points (+0.23 km²).
Other local units in Bhojpur district
Questions about Hatuwagadhi
- What is the forest cover of Hatuwagadhi?
- Forest covers about 60.9% of Hatuwagadhi (86.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Bhojpur district average of 69.0%.
- How much of Hatuwagadhi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (0.4 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Hatuwagadhi ranks 621st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Hatuwagadhi?
- Hatuwagadhi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bhojpur district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 142 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.