Local unit · Morang district · Koshi Province
Katahari: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Katahari, at 78.9% of its area. Forest covers 0.5% (less than the Morang district average of 31.0%), farmland 78.9%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 19.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.9%.
Area
51.5 km²
Local unit, Morang district
Forest (2025)
0.5%
757th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
19.8%
+2.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Katahari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 16.9 | 19.8 | +2.9 | 10.2 |
| Agriculture land | 79.9 | 78.9 | −1.1 | 40.6 |
| Rangeland | 1.6 | 0.0 | −1.5 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 1.0 | 0.5 | −0.6 | 0.2 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.9 | +0.2 | 0.4 |
| 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 Katahari.
How Katahari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.9 percentage points (+1.52 km²); Rangeland −1.5 percentage points (−0.79 km²); Agriculture land −1.1 percentage points (−0.55 km²).
Other local units in Morang district
Questions about Katahari
- What is the forest cover of Katahari?
- Forest covers about 0.5% of Katahari (0.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Morang district average of 31.0%.
- How much of Katahari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 19.8% (10.2 km²), +2.9 percentage points since 2017. Katahari ranks 64th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Katahari?
- Katahari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Morang district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 51.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.