Local unit · Saptari district · Madhesh Province
Khadak: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Khadak, at 52.5% of its area. Forest covers 31.3% (more than the Saptari district average of 21.5%), farmland 52.5%, rangeland 5.6%, built-up land 10.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
96.6 km²
Local unit, Saptari district
Forest (2025)
31.3%
526th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
10.5%
+3.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Khadak in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 7.2 | 10.5 | +3.3 | 10.1 |
| Agriculture land | 60.4 | 52.5 | −7.9 | 50.7 |
| Rangeland | 2.5 | 5.6 | +3.1 | 5.4 |
| Forest land | 29.4 | 31.3 | +1.9 | 30.3 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.0 | −0.4 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Khadak.
How Khadak changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −7.9 percentage points (−7.64 km²); Urban land +3.3 percentage points (+3.18 km²); Rangeland +3.1 percentage points (+3.01 km²).
Other local units in Saptari district
Questions about Khadak
- What is the forest cover of Khadak?
- Forest covers about 31.3% of Khadak (30.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Saptari district average of 21.5%.
- How much of Khadak is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 10.5% (10.1 km²), +3.3 percentage points since 2017. Khadak ranks 230th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Khadak?
- Khadak is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Saptari district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 96.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.