Local unit · Udayapur district · Koshi Province
Katari: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Katari, at 68.5% of its area. Forest covers 68.5% (about the same as the Udayapur district average of 68.5%), farmland 7.1%, rangeland 20.5%, built-up land 2.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.7% and water 0.9%.
Area
424 km²
Local unit, Udayapur district
Forest (2025)
68.5%
153rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.4%
+1.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Katari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.8 | 2.4 | +1.6 | 10.3 |
| Agriculture land | 8.1 | 7.1 | −1.0 | 30.0 |
| Rangeland | 25.0 | 20.5 | −4.6 | 86.8 |
| Forest land | 64.2 | 68.5 | +4.2 | 290.5 |
| Water | 0.9 | 0.9 | −0.0 | 3.7 |
| Barren land | 1.0 | 0.7 | −0.3 | 3.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Katari.
How Katari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −4.6 percentage points (−19.40 km²); Forest land +4.2 percentage points (+17.99 km²); Urban land +1.6 percentage points (+6.92 km²).
Other local units in Udayapur district
Questions about Katari
- What is the forest cover of Katari?
- Forest covers about 68.5% of Katari (291 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Udayapur district average of 68.5%.
- How much of Katari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.4% (10.3 km²), +1.6 percentage points since 2017. Katari ranks 404th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Katari?
- Katari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Udayapur district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 424 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.