Local unit · Bara district · Madhesh Province
Pacharauta: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Pacharauta, at 85.0% of its area. Forest covers 1.3% (less than the Bara district average of 39.7%), farmland 85.0%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 10.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 3.5%.
Area
44.0 km²
Local unit, Bara district
Forest (2025)
1.3%
726th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
10.3%
+4.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Pacharauta in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.0 | 10.3 | +4.3 | 4.5 |
| Agriculture land | 89.8 | 85.0 | −4.9 | 37.4 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 1.1 | 1.3 | +0.2 | 0.6 |
| Water | 3.0 | 3.5 | +0.4 | 1.5 |
| 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 Pacharauta.
How Pacharauta changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −4.9 percentage points (−2.14 km²); Urban land +4.3 percentage points (+1.88 km²); Water +0.4 percentage points (+0.18 km²).
Other local units in Bara district
Questions about Pacharauta
- What is the forest cover of Pacharauta?
- Forest covers about 1.3% of Pacharauta (0.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bara district average of 39.7%.
- How much of Pacharauta is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 10.3% (4.5 km²), +4.3 percentage points since 2017. Pacharauta ranks 232nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Pacharauta?
- Pacharauta is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bara district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 44.0 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.