Local unit · Bara district · Madhesh Province
Mahagadhimai: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Mahagadhimai, at 87.3% of its area. Forest covers 0.5% (less than the Bara district average of 39.7%), farmland 87.3%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 12.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
55.3 km²
Local unit, Bara district
Forest (2025)
0.5%
758th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
12.1%
+2.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Mahagadhimai in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 9.2 | 12.1 | +2.9 | 6.7 |
| Agriculture land | 90.3 | 87.3 | −3.0 | 48.3 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.2 | 0.2 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| 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 Mahagadhimai.
How Mahagadhimai changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −3.0 percentage points (−1.68 km²); Urban land +2.9 percentage points (+1.61 km²); Forest land +0.2 percentage points (+0.09 km²).
Other local units in Bara district
Questions about Mahagadhimai
- What is the forest cover of Mahagadhimai?
- Forest covers about 0.5% of Mahagadhimai (0.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bara district average of 39.7%.
- How much of Mahagadhimai is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 12.1% (6.7 km²), +2.9 percentage points since 2017. Mahagadhimai ranks 185th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mahagadhimai?
- Mahagadhimai is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bara district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 55.3 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.