Local unit · Rautahat district · Madhesh Province
Maulapur: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Maulapur, at 84.4% of its area. Forest covers 1.0% (less than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%), farmland 84.4%, rangeland 0.4%, built-up land 11.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 2.0%.
Area
34.8 km²
Local unit, Rautahat district
Forest (2025)
1.0%
739th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
11.8%
+4.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Maulapur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 7.7 | 11.8 | +4.1 | 4.1 |
| Agriculture land | 88.0 | 84.4 | −3.6 | 29.4 |
| Rangeland | 0.1 | 0.4 | +0.3 | 0.1 |
| Forest land | 1.9 | 1.0 | −1.0 | 0.3 |
| Water | 1.9 | 2.0 | +0.1 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Maulapur.
How Maulapur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.1 percentage points (+1.42 km²); Agriculture land −3.6 percentage points (−1.26 km²); Forest land −1.0 percentage points (−0.33 km²).
Other local units in Rautahat district
Questions about Maulapur
- What is the forest cover of Maulapur?
- Forest covers about 1.0% of Maulapur (0.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%.
- How much of Maulapur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 11.8% (4.1 km²), +4.1 percentage points since 2017. Maulapur ranks 191st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Maulapur?
- Maulapur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rautahat district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 34.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.