Local unit · Sunsari district · Koshi Province
Koshi: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Koshi, at 59.6% of its area. Forest covers 2.3% (less than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%), farmland 59.6%, rangeland 7.8%, built-up land 19.2%, bare land, rock and snow 3.2% and water 7.9%.
Area
75.8 km²
Local unit, Sunsari district
Forest (2025)
2.3%
704th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
19.2%
+4.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Koshi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 14.3 | 19.2 | +4.8 | 14.5 |
| Agriculture land | 53.7 | 59.6 | +5.9 | 45.2 |
| Rangeland | 15.0 | 7.8 | −7.2 | 5.9 |
| Forest land | 2.4 | 2.3 | −0.1 | 1.7 |
| Water | 4.3 | 7.9 | +3.7 | 6.0 |
| Barren land | 10.4 | 3.2 | −7.2 | 2.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Koshi.
How Koshi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land −7.2 percentage points (−5.44 km²); Rangeland −7.2 percentage points (−5.43 km²); Agriculture land +5.9 percentage points (+4.46 km²).
Other local units in Sunsari district
Questions about Koshi
- What is the forest cover of Koshi?
- Forest covers about 2.3% of Koshi (1.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%.
- How much of Koshi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 19.2% (14.5 km²), +4.8 percentage points since 2017. Koshi ranks 68th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Koshi?
- Koshi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sunsari district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 75.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.