Local unit · Mahottari district · Madhesh Province
Matihani: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Matihani, at 75.7% of its area. Forest covers 9.4% (less than the Mahottari district average of 28.8%), farmland 75.7%, rangeland 1.0%, built-up land 12.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 1.2%.
Area
29.0 km²
Local unit, Mahottari district
Forest (2025)
9.4%
609th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
12.7%
+4.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Matihani in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.5 | 12.7 | +4.2 | 3.7 |
| Agriculture land | 84.4 | 75.7 | −8.7 | 22.0 |
| Rangeland | 0.1 | 1.0 | +0.8 | 0.3 |
| Forest land | 6.3 | 9.4 | +3.1 | 2.7 |
| Water | 0.6 | 1.2 | +0.6 | 0.4 |
| 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 Matihani.
How Matihani changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −8.7 percentage points (−2.53 km²); Urban land +4.2 percentage points (+1.21 km²); Forest land +3.1 percentage points (+0.91 km²).
Other local units in Mahottari district
Questions about Matihani
- What is the forest cover of Matihani?
- Forest covers about 9.4% of Matihani (2.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Mahottari district average of 28.8%.
- How much of Matihani is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 12.7% (3.7 km²), +4.2 percentage points since 2017. Matihani ranks 169th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Matihani?
- Matihani is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Mahottari district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 29.0 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.