Local unit · Dhanusa district · Madhesh Province
Mithila Bihari: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Mithila Bihari, at 76.9% of its area. Forest covers 7.3% (less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%), farmland 76.9%, rangeland 0.7%, built-up land 14.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.8%.
Area
37.6 km²
Local unit, Dhanusa district
Forest (2025)
7.3%
630th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
14.3%
+4.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Mithila Bihari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 10.2 | 14.3 | +4.2 | 5.4 |
| Agriculture land | 81.4 | 76.9 | −4.5 | 28.9 |
| Rangeland | 0.9 | 0.7 | −0.2 | 0.3 |
| Forest land | 6.8 | 7.3 | +0.5 | 2.7 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.8 | +0.5 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.0 | −0.4 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Mithila Bihari.
How Mithila Bihari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −4.5 percentage points (−1.69 km²); Urban land +4.2 percentage points (+1.57 km²); Forest land +0.5 percentage points (+0.18 km²).
Other local units in Dhanusa district
Questions about Mithila Bihari
- What is the forest cover of Mithila Bihari?
- Forest covers about 7.3% of Mithila Bihari (2.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%.
- How much of Mithila Bihari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 14.3% (5.4 km²), +4.2 percentage points since 2017. Mithila Bihari ranks 124th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mithila Bihari?
- Mithila Bihari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhanusa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 37.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.