Local unit · Sankhuwasabha district · Koshi Province
Madi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Madi, at 73.1% of its area. Forest covers 73.1% (more than the Sankhuwasabha district average of 56.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 26.6%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.0%.
Area
110 km²
Local unit, Sankhuwasabha district
Forest (2025)
73.1%
95th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
−0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Madi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.5 | 0.0 | −0.5 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 27.7 | 26.6 | −1.1 | 29.2 |
| Forest land | 71.0 | 73.1 | +2.1 | 80.3 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.2 | −0.5 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Madi.
How Madi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +2.1 percentage points (+2.32 km²); Rangeland −1.1 percentage points (−1.24 km²); Agriculture land −0.5 percentage points (−0.53 km²).
Other local units in Sankhuwasabha district
Questions about Madi
- What is the forest cover of Madi?
- Forest covers about 73.1% of Madi (80.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Sankhuwasabha district average of 56.4%.
- How much of Madi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.1 km²), −0.0 percentage points since 2017. Madi ranks 681st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Madi?
- Madi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sankhuwasabha district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 110 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.