Local unit · Udayapur district · Koshi Province
Koshi Tappu: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Koshi Tappu, at 76.0% of its area. Forest covers 16.3% (less than the Udayapur district average of 68.5%), farmland 2.5%, rangeland 76.0%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 2.4% and water 2.9%.
Area
5.4 km²
Local unit, Udayapur district
Forest (2025)
16.3%
573rd 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 | 6.3 | 2.5 | −3.8 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 70.0 | 76.0 | +6.0 | 4.1 |
| Forest land | 12.7 | 16.3 | +3.6 | 0.9 |
| Water | 3.4 | 2.9 | −0.5 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 7.6 | 2.4 | −5.2 | 0.1 |
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):
Rangeland +6.0 percentage points (+0.32 km²); Barren land −5.2 percentage points (−0.28 km²); Agriculture land −3.8 percentage points (−0.21 km²).
Other local units in Udayapur district
Questions about Koshi Tappu
- What is the forest cover of Koshi Tappu?
- Forest covers about 16.3% of Koshi Tappu (0.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Udayapur district average of 68.5%.
- 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 752nd 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 Udayapur district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 5.4 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.