Local unit · Saptari district · Madhesh Province
Mahadewa: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Mahadewa, at 81.9% of its area. Forest covers 2.7% (less than the Saptari district average of 21.5%), farmland 81.9%, rangeland 1.1%, built-up land 13.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.6%.
Area
34.9 km²
Local unit, Saptari district
Forest (2025)
2.7%
691st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
13.5%
+4.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Mahadewa in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 9.0 | 13.5 | +4.5 | 4.7 |
| Agriculture land | 87.2 | 81.9 | −5.3 | 28.6 |
| Rangeland | 0.7 | 1.1 | +0.4 | 0.4 |
| Forest land | 1.2 | 2.7 | +1.5 | 0.9 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.6 | +0.6 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 1.8 | 0.2 | −1.6 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Mahadewa.
How Mahadewa changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −5.3 percentage points (−1.86 km²); Urban land +4.5 percentage points (+1.57 km²); Barren land −1.6 percentage points (−0.57 km²).
Other local units in Saptari district
Questions about Mahadewa
- What is the forest cover of Mahadewa?
- Forest covers about 2.7% of Mahadewa (0.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Saptari district average of 21.5%.
- How much of Mahadewa is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 13.5% (4.7 km²), +4.5 percentage points since 2017. Mahadewa ranks 142nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mahadewa?
- Mahadewa is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Saptari district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 34.9 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.