Local unit · Bara district · Madhesh Province
Nijagadh: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Nijagadh, at 80.4% of its area. Forest covers 80.4% (more than the Bara district average of 39.7%), farmland 9.1%, rangeland 5.1%, built-up land 3.4%, bare land, rock and snow 1.7% and water 0.3%.
Area
289 km²
Local unit, Bara district
Forest (2025)
80.4%
32nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.4%
+1.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Nijagadh in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.7 | 3.4 | +1.7 | 9.8 |
| Agriculture land | 10.3 | 9.1 | −1.2 | 26.3 |
| Rangeland | 2.9 | 5.1 | +2.3 | 14.9 |
| Forest land | 80.6 | 80.4 | −0.2 | 232.6 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 4.3 | 1.7 | −2.6 | 4.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Nijagadh.
How Nijagadh changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land −2.6 percentage points (−7.50 km²); Rangeland +2.3 percentage points (+6.60 km²); Urban land +1.7 percentage points (+4.98 km²).
Other local units in Bara district
Questions about Nijagadh
- What is the forest cover of Nijagadh?
- Forest covers about 80.4% of Nijagadh (233 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Bara district average of 39.7%.
- How much of Nijagadh is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.4% (9.8 km²), +1.7 percentage points since 2017. Nijagadh ranks 369th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Nijagadh?
- Nijagadh is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bara district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 289 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.