Local unit · Bara district · Madhesh Province
Kalaiya: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Kalaiya, at 82.2% of its area. Forest covers 2.0% (less than the Bara district average of 39.7%), farmland 82.2%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 15.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.2%.
Area
110 km²
Local unit, Bara district
Forest (2025)
2.0%
706th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
15.6%
+2.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Kalaiya in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 12.8 | 15.6 | +2.8 | 17.2 |
| Agriculture land | 85.3 | 82.2 | −3.2 | 90.4 |
| Rangeland | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 1.3 | 2.0 | +0.8 | 2.2 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.0 | −0.5 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kalaiya.
How Kalaiya changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −3.2 percentage points (−3.49 km²); Urban land +2.8 percentage points (+3.11 km²); Forest land +0.8 percentage points (+0.84 km²).
Other local units in Bara district
Questions about Kalaiya
- What is the forest cover of Kalaiya?
- Forest covers about 2.0% of Kalaiya (2.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bara district average of 39.7%.
- How much of Kalaiya is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 15.6% (17.2 km²), +2.8 percentage points since 2017. Kalaiya ranks 104th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kalaiya?
- Kalaiya is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bara district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 110 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.