Local unit · Saptari district · Madhesh Province
Koshi Tappu: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Koshi Tappu, at 61.6% of its area. Forest covers 18.5% (about the same as the Saptari district average of 21.5%), farmland 2.3%, rangeland 61.6%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 5.8% and water 11.8%.
Area
70.5 km²
Local unit, Saptari district
Forest (2025)
18.5%
570th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Koshi Tappu in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Agriculture land | 4.2 | 2.3 | −1.9 | 1.6 |
| Rangeland | 58.8 | 61.6 | +2.8 | 43.4 |
| Forest land | 17.5 | 18.5 | +0.9 | 13.0 |
| Water | 8.2 | 11.8 | +3.6 | 8.3 |
| Barren land | 11.2 | 5.8 | −5.5 | 4.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Koshi Tappu.
How Koshi Tappu changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land −5.5 percentage points (−3.84 km²); Water +3.6 percentage points (+2.52 km²); Rangeland +2.8 percentage points (+2.01 km²).
Other local units in Saptari district
Questions about Koshi Tappu
- What is the forest cover of Koshi Tappu?
- Forest covers about 18.5% of Koshi Tappu (13.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Saptari district average of 21.5%.
- How much of Koshi Tappu is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.0 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Koshi Tappu ranks 741st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Koshi Tappu?
- Koshi Tappu is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Saptari district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 70.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.