Local unit · Sarlahi district · Madhesh Province
Kabilashi: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Kabilashi, at 77.4% of its area. Forest covers 8.2% (less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%), farmland 77.4%, rangeland 0.8%, built-up land 11.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 1.6%.
Area
48.1 km²
Local unit, Sarlahi district
Forest (2025)
8.2%
619th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
11.6%
+2.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Kabilashi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.8 | 11.6 | +2.7 | 5.6 |
| Agriculture land | 74.6 | 77.4 | +2.8 | 37.2 |
| Rangeland | 1.0 | 0.8 | −0.3 | 0.4 |
| Forest land | 11.4 | 8.2 | −3.2 | 3.9 |
| Water | 1.6 | 1.6 | +0.1 | 0.8 |
| Barren land | 2.6 | 0.4 | −2.2 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kabilashi.
How Kabilashi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −3.2 percentage points (−1.52 km²); Agriculture land +2.8 percentage points (+1.36 km²); Urban land +2.7 percentage points (+1.30 km²).
Other local units in Sarlahi district
Questions about Kabilashi
- What is the forest cover of Kabilashi?
- Forest covers about 8.2% of Kabilashi (3.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%.
- How much of Kabilashi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 11.6% (5.6 km²), +2.7 percentage points since 2017. Kabilashi ranks 200th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kabilashi?
- Kabilashi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sarlahi district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 48.1 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.