Local unit · Bara district · Madhesh Province
Parawanipur: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Parawanipur, at 75.2% of its area. Forest covers 0.2% (less than the Bara district average of 39.7%), farmland 75.2%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 24.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.4%.
Area
15.5 km²
Local unit, Bara district
Forest (2025)
0.2%
768th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
24.3%
+6.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Parawanipur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 18.2 | 24.3 | +6.1 | 3.8 |
| Agriculture land | 81.5 | 75.2 | −6.4 | 11.7 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.2 | 0.1 |
| 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 Parawanipur.
How Parawanipur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −6.4 percentage points (−0.99 km²); Urban land +6.1 percentage points (+0.95 km²); Water +0.2 percentage points (+0.03 km²).
Other local units in Bara district
Questions about Parawanipur
- What is the forest cover of Parawanipur?
- Forest covers about 0.2% of Parawanipur (0.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bara district average of 39.7%.
- How much of Parawanipur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 24.3% (3.8 km²), +6.1 percentage points since 2017. Parawanipur ranks 45th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Parawanipur?
- Parawanipur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bara district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 15.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.