Local unit · Bardiya district · Lumbini Province
Madhuwan: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Madhuwan, at 44.6% of its area. Forest covers 39.3% (less than the Bardiya district average of 55.0%), farmland 44.6%, rangeland 4.2%, built-up land 8.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.7% and water 2.6%.
Area
130 km²
Local unit, Bardiya district
Forest (2025)
39.3%
489th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
8.7%
+4.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Madhuwan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 3.9 | 8.7 | +4.7 | 11.2 |
| Agriculture land | 46.5 | 44.6 | −1.9 | 57.7 |
| Rangeland | 6.2 | 4.2 | −2.0 | 5.4 |
| Forest land | 39.0 | 39.3 | +0.3 | 50.9 |
| Water | 2.9 | 2.6 | −0.3 | 3.3 |
| Barren land | 1.5 | 0.7 | −0.8 | 0.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Madhuwan.
How Madhuwan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.7 percentage points (+6.10 km²); Rangeland −2.0 percentage points (−2.56 km²); Agriculture land −1.9 percentage points (−2.47 km²).
Other local units in Bardiya district
Questions about Madhuwan
- What is the forest cover of Madhuwan?
- Forest covers about 39.3% of Madhuwan (50.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bardiya district average of 55.0%.
- How much of Madhuwan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 8.7% (11.2 km²), +4.7 percentage points since 2017. Madhuwan ranks 262nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Madhuwan?
- Madhuwan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bardiya district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 130 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.