Local unit · Morang district · Koshi Province
Jahada: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Jahada, at 86.1% of its area. Forest covers 0.3% (less than the Morang district average of 31.0%), farmland 86.1%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 13.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
62.2 km²
Local unit, Morang district
Forest (2025)
0.3%
765th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
13.6%
+2.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Jahada in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 11.3 | 13.6 | +2.3 | 8.4 |
| Agriculture land | 86.6 | 86.1 | −0.5 | 53.6 |
| Rangeland | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 1.8 | 0.3 | −1.5 | 0.2 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.0 |
| 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 Jahada.
How Jahada changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.3 percentage points (+1.42 km²); Forest land −1.5 percentage points (−0.95 km²); Agriculture land −0.5 percentage points (−0.31 km²).
Other local units in Morang district
Questions about Jahada
- What is the forest cover of Jahada?
- Forest covers about 0.3% of Jahada (0.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Morang district average of 31.0%.
- How much of Jahada is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 13.6% (8.4 km²), +2.3 percentage points since 2017. Jahada ranks 138th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Jahada?
- Jahada is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Morang district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 62.2 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.