Local unit · Bara district · Madhesh Province
Jitpur Simara: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Jitpur Simara, at 60.5% of its area. Forest covers 60.5% (more than the Bara district average of 39.7%), farmland 26.3%, rangeland 2.7%, built-up land 9.0%, bare land, rock and snow 1.2% and water 0.4%.
Area
311 km²
Local unit, Bara district
Forest (2025)
60.5%
274th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
9.0%
+2.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Jitpur Simara in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.7 | 9.0 | +2.3 | 28.0 |
| Agriculture land | 27.9 | 26.3 | −1.6 | 81.8 |
| Rangeland | 1.6 | 2.7 | +1.1 | 8.3 |
| Forest land | 60.6 | 60.5 | −0.1 | 188.2 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.4 | −0.1 | 1.2 |
| Barren land | 2.7 | 1.2 | −1.5 | 3.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Jitpur Simara.
How Jitpur Simara changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.3 percentage points (+7.22 km²); Agriculture land −1.6 percentage points (−5.10 km²); Barren land −1.5 percentage points (−4.70 km²).
Other local units in Bara district
Questions about Jitpur Simara
- What is the forest cover of Jitpur Simara?
- Forest covers about 60.5% of Jitpur Simara (188 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Bara district average of 39.7%.
- How much of Jitpur Simara is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 9.0% (28.0 km²), +2.3 percentage points since 2017. Jitpur Simara ranks 259th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Jitpur Simara?
- Jitpur Simara is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bara district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 311 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.