Local unit · Dhanusa district · Madhesh Province
Nagarain: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Nagarain, at 73.4% of its area. Forest covers 7.2% (less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%), farmland 73.4%, rangeland 4.7%, built-up land 13.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 1.1%.
Area
39.0 km²
Local unit, Dhanusa district
Forest (2025)
7.2%
631st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
13.7%
+6.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Nagarain in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 7.6 | 13.7 | +6.0 | 5.3 |
| Agriculture land | 82.7 | 73.4 | −9.3 | 28.6 |
| Rangeland | 1.6 | 4.7 | +3.1 | 1.8 |
| Forest land | 7.3 | 7.2 | −0.1 | 2.8 |
| Water | 0.8 | 1.1 | +0.3 | 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 Nagarain.
How Nagarain changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −9.3 percentage points (−3.63 km²); Urban land +6.0 percentage points (+2.36 km²); Rangeland +3.1 percentage points (+1.21 km²).
Other local units in Dhanusa district
Questions about Nagarain
- What is the forest cover of Nagarain?
- Forest covers about 7.2% of Nagarain (2.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%.
- How much of Nagarain is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 13.7% (5.3 km²), +6.0 percentage points since 2017. Nagarain ranks 136th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Nagarain?
- Nagarain is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhanusa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 39.0 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.