Local unit · Jhapa district · Koshi Province
Jhapa: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Jhapa, at 80.5% of its area. Forest covers 2.8% (less than the Jhapa district average of 18.5%), farmland 80.5%, rangeland 1.4%, built-up land 12.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 2.0%.
Area
93.8 km²
Local unit, Jhapa district
Forest (2025)
2.8%
690th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
12.9%
+4.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Jhapa in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.5 | 12.9 | +4.4 | 12.1 |
| Agriculture land | 82.8 | 80.5 | −2.4 | 75.5 |
| Rangeland | 3.3 | 1.4 | −1.8 | 1.4 |
| Forest land | 2.9 | 2.8 | −0.1 | 2.7 |
| Water | 1.3 | 2.0 | +0.7 | 1.8 |
| Barren land | 1.2 | 0.5 | −0.7 | 0.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Jhapa.
How Jhapa changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.4 percentage points (+4.10 km²); Agriculture land −2.4 percentage points (−2.22 km²); Rangeland −1.8 percentage points (−1.73 km²).
Other local units in Jhapa district
Questions about Jhapa
- What is the forest cover of Jhapa?
- Forest covers about 2.8% of Jhapa (2.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Jhapa district average of 18.5%.
- How much of Jhapa is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 12.9% (12.1 km²), +4.4 percentage points since 2017. Jhapa ranks 161st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Jhapa?
- Jhapa is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jhapa district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 93.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.