Local unit · Parsa district · Madhesh Province
Pakaha Mainpur: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Pakaha Mainpur, at 87.0% of its area. Forest covers 0.7% (less than the Parsa district average of 56.5%), farmland 87.0%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 11.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 1.1%.
Area
21.3 km²
Local unit, Parsa district
Forest (2025)
0.7%
750th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
11.2%
+2.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Pakaha Mainpur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.4 | 11.2 | +2.8 | 2.4 |
| Agriculture land | 91.1 | 87.0 | −4.1 | 18.5 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 0.1 | 0.7 | +0.6 | 0.2 |
| Water | 0.4 | 1.1 | +0.7 | 0.2 |
| 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 Pakaha Mainpur.
How Pakaha Mainpur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −4.1 percentage points (−0.87 km²); Urban land +2.8 percentage points (+0.60 km²); Water +0.7 percentage points (+0.15 km²).
Other local units in Parsa district
Questions about Pakaha Mainpur
- What is the forest cover of Pakaha Mainpur?
- Forest covers about 0.7% of Pakaha Mainpur (0.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Parsa district average of 56.5%.
- How much of Pakaha Mainpur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 11.2% (2.4 km²), +2.8 percentage points since 2017. Pakaha Mainpur ranks 208th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Pakaha Mainpur?
- Pakaha Mainpur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Parsa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 21.3 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.