Local unit · Siraha district · Madhesh Province
Laxmipur Patari: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Laxmipur Patari, at 81.9% of its area. Forest covers 5.4% (less than the Siraha district average of 22.0%), farmland 81.9%, rangeland 0.8%, built-up land 11.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.5%.
Area
42.3 km²
Local unit, Siraha district
Forest (2025)
5.4%
650th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
11.3%
+2.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Laxmipur Patari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.6 | 11.3 | +2.7 | 4.8 |
| Agriculture land | 89.1 | 81.9 | −7.1 | 34.7 |
| Rangeland | 0.2 | 0.8 | +0.7 | 0.4 |
| Forest land | 2.0 | 5.4 | +3.4 | 2.3 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.5 | +0.4 | 0.2 |
| 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 Laxmipur Patari.
How Laxmipur Patari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −7.1 percentage points (−3.02 km²); Forest land +3.4 percentage points (+1.43 km²); Urban land +2.7 percentage points (+1.14 km²).
Other local units in Siraha district
Questions about Laxmipur Patari
- What is the forest cover of Laxmipur Patari?
- Forest covers about 5.4% of Laxmipur Patari (2.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Siraha district average of 22.0%.
- How much of Laxmipur Patari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 11.3% (4.8 km²), +2.7 percentage points since 2017. Laxmipur Patari ranks 204th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Laxmipur Patari?
- Laxmipur Patari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Siraha district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 42.3 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.