Local unit · Sunsari district · Koshi Province
Itahari: land cover and map
Urban land is the largest land cover in Itahari, at 47.1% of its area. Forest covers 14.2% (less than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%), farmland 37.4%, rangeland 0.5%, built-up land 47.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.7%.
Area
93.5 km²
Local unit, Sunsari district
Forest (2025)
14.2%
580th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
47.1%
+10.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Itahari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 36.6 | 47.1 | +10.5 | 44.0 |
| Agriculture land | 47.3 | 37.4 | −9.9 | 34.9 |
| Rangeland | 0.6 | 0.5 | −0.1 | 0.5 |
| Forest land | 14.4 | 14.2 | −0.2 | 13.3 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.7 | +0.2 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.1 | −0.4 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Itahari.
How Itahari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +10.5 percentage points (+9.78 km²); Agriculture land −9.9 percentage points (−9.27 km²); Barren land −0.4 percentage points (−0.37 km²).
Other local units in Sunsari district
Questions about Itahari
- What is the forest cover of Itahari?
- Forest covers about 14.2% of Itahari (13.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%.
- How much of Itahari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 47.1% (44.0 km²), +10.5 percentage points since 2017. Itahari ranks 16th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Itahari?
- Itahari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sunsari district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 93.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.