Local unit · Bara district · Madhesh Province
Karaiyamai: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Karaiyamai, at 90.9% of its area. Forest covers 0.3% (less than the Bara district average of 39.7%), farmland 90.9%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 7.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 1.1%.
Area
47.7 km²
Local unit, Bara district
Forest (2025)
0.3%
764th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
7.7%
+1.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Karaiyamai in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.1 | 7.7 | +1.6 | 3.7 |
| Agriculture land | 92.9 | 90.9 | −1.9 | 43.4 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
| Water | 0.6 | 1.1 | +0.6 | 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 Karaiyamai.
How Karaiyamai changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −1.9 percentage points (−0.92 km²); Urban land +1.6 percentage points (+0.78 km²); Water +0.6 percentage points (+0.27 km²).
Other local units in Bara district
Questions about Karaiyamai
- What is the forest cover of Karaiyamai?
- Forest covers about 0.3% of Karaiyamai (0.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bara district average of 39.7%.
- How much of Karaiyamai is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 7.7% (3.7 km²), +1.6 percentage points since 2017. Karaiyamai ranks 277th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Karaiyamai?
- Karaiyamai is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bara district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 47.7 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.