Local unit · Sarlahi district · Madhesh Province
Kaudena: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Kaudena, at 79.2% of its area. Forest covers 7.3% (less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%), farmland 79.2%, rangeland 0.9%, built-up land 12.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.4%.
Area
25.3 km²
Local unit, Sarlahi district
Forest (2025)
7.3%
629th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
12.1%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Kaudena in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 11.9 | 12.1 | +0.2 | 3.1 |
| Agriculture land | 79.4 | 79.2 | −0.2 | 20.0 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.9 | +0.9 | 0.2 |
| Forest land | 8.6 | 7.3 | −1.3 | 1.9 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.3 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kaudena.
How Kaudena changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −1.3 percentage points (−0.32 km²); Rangeland +0.9 percentage points (+0.23 km²); Water +0.3 percentage points (+0.07 km²).
Other local units in Sarlahi district
Questions about Kaudena
- What is the forest cover of Kaudena?
- Forest covers about 7.3% of Kaudena (1.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%.
- How much of Kaudena is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 12.1% (3.1 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Kaudena ranks 184th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kaudena?
- Kaudena is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sarlahi district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 25.3 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.