Local unit · Mahottari district · Madhesh Province
Mahottari: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Mahottari, at 80.0% of its area. Forest covers 6.1% (less than the Mahottari district average of 28.8%), farmland 80.0%, rangeland 0.1%, built-up land 12.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.9%.
Area
28.1 km²
Local unit, Mahottari district
Forest (2025)
6.1%
641st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
12.9%
+3.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Mahottari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 9.2 | 12.9 | +3.7 | 3.6 |
| Agriculture land | 84.4 | 80.0 | −4.4 | 22.5 |
| Rangeland | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 6.1 | 6.1 | +0.0 | 1.7 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.9 | +0.5 | 0.2 |
| 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 Mahottari.
How Mahottari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −4.4 percentage points (−1.23 km²); Urban land +3.7 percentage points (+1.04 km²); Water +0.5 percentage points (+0.15 km²).
Other local units in Mahottari district
Questions about Mahottari
- What is the forest cover of Mahottari?
- Forest covers about 6.1% of Mahottari (1.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Mahottari district average of 28.8%.
- How much of Mahottari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 12.9% (3.6 km²), +3.7 percentage points since 2017. Mahottari ranks 160th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mahottari?
- Mahottari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Mahottari district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 28.1 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.