Local unit · Rautahat district · Madhesh Province
Katahariya: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Katahariya, at 80.2% of its area. Forest covers 1.2% (less than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%), farmland 80.2%, rangeland 0.5%, built-up land 16.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 1.7%.
Area
40.7 km²
Local unit, Rautahat district
Forest (2025)
1.2%
731st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
16.1%
+6.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Katahariya in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 9.7 | 16.1 | +6.3 | 6.5 |
| Agriculture land | 80.9 | 80.2 | −0.7 | 32.6 |
| Rangeland | 1.7 | 0.5 | −1.2 | 0.2 |
| Forest land | 2.5 | 1.2 | −1.2 | 0.5 |
| Water | 1.7 | 1.7 | −0.0 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 3.6 | 0.4 | −3.2 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Katahariya.
How Katahariya changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +6.3 percentage points (+2.58 km²); Barren land −3.2 percentage points (−1.30 km²); Forest land −1.2 percentage points (−0.50 km²).
Other local units in Rautahat district
Questions about Katahariya
- What is the forest cover of Katahariya?
- Forest covers about 1.2% of Katahariya (0.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%.
- How much of Katahariya is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 16.1% (6.5 km²), +6.3 percentage points since 2017. Katahariya ranks 95th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Katahariya?
- Katahariya is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rautahat district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 40.7 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.