Local unit · Rautahat district · Madhesh Province
Madhav Narayan: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Madhav Narayan, at 80.0% of its area. Forest covers 1.5% (less than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%), farmland 80.0%, rangeland 2.9%, built-up land 9.7%, bare land, rock and snow 2.6% and water 3.4%.
Area
48.5 km²
Local unit, Rautahat district
Forest (2025)
1.5%
719th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
9.7%
+2.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Madhav Narayan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 7.5 | 9.7 | +2.2 | 4.7 |
| Agriculture land | 73.0 | 80.0 | +7.0 | 38.8 |
| Rangeland | 7.1 | 2.9 | −4.2 | 1.4 |
| Forest land | 7.2 | 1.5 | −5.7 | 0.7 |
| Water | 2.8 | 3.4 | +0.6 | 1.6 |
| Barren land | 2.5 | 2.6 | +0.1 | 1.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Madhav Narayan.
How Madhav Narayan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land +7.0 percentage points (+3.40 km²); Forest land −5.7 percentage points (−2.77 km²); Rangeland −4.2 percentage points (−2.05 km²).
Other local units in Rautahat district
Questions about Madhav Narayan
- What is the forest cover of Madhav Narayan?
- Forest covers about 1.5% of Madhav Narayan (0.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%.
- How much of Madhav Narayan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 9.7% (4.7 km²), +2.2 percentage points since 2017. Madhav Narayan ranks 243rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Madhav Narayan?
- Madhav Narayan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rautahat district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 48.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.