Local unit · Rautahat district · Madhesh Province
Ishanath: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Ishanath, at 82.5% of its area. Forest covers 3.7% (less than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%), farmland 82.5%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 13.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.3%.
Area
35.2 km²
Local unit, Rautahat district
Forest (2025)
3.7%
678th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
13.5%
+4.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Ishanath in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 9.3 | 13.5 | +4.2 | 4.8 |
| Agriculture land | 86.4 | 82.5 | −3.9 | 29.0 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 3.9 | 3.7 | −0.3 | 1.3 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| 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 Ishanath.
How Ishanath changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.2 percentage points (+1.47 km²); Agriculture land −3.9 percentage points (−1.38 km²); Forest land −0.3 percentage points (−0.10 km²).
Other local units in Rautahat district
Questions about Ishanath
- What is the forest cover of Ishanath?
- Forest covers about 3.7% of Ishanath (1.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%.
- How much of Ishanath is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 13.5% (4.8 km²), +4.2 percentage points since 2017. Ishanath ranks 140th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Ishanath?
- Ishanath is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rautahat district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 35.2 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.