Local unit · Kailali district · Sudur Paschim Province
Joshipur: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Joshipur, at 80.0% of its area. Forest covers 3.8% (less than the Kailali district average of 60.1%), farmland 80.0%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 15.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.7%.
Area
65.5 km²
Local unit, Kailali district
Forest (2025)
3.8%
675th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
15.5%
+6.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Joshipur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 9.5 | 15.5 | +6.0 | 10.2 |
| Agriculture land | 86.6 | 80.0 | −6.6 | 52.4 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 3.2 | 3.8 | +0.6 | 2.5 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.7 | +0.1 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Joshipur.
How Joshipur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −6.6 percentage points (−4.36 km²); Urban land +6.0 percentage points (+3.95 km²); Forest land +0.6 percentage points (+0.40 km²).
Other local units in Kailali district
Questions about Joshipur
- What is the forest cover of Joshipur?
- Forest covers about 3.8% of Joshipur (2.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kailali district average of 60.1%.
- How much of Joshipur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 15.5% (10.2 km²), +6.0 percentage points since 2017. Joshipur ranks 105th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Joshipur?
- Joshipur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kailali district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 65.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.