Local unit · Rautahat district · Madhesh Province
Paroha: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Paroha, at 82.7% of its area. Forest covers 2.5% (less than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%), farmland 82.7%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 13.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 1.3%.
Area
37.5 km²
Local unit, Rautahat district
Forest (2025)
2.5%
698th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
13.4%
+4.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Paroha in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 9.1 | 13.4 | +4.3 | 5.0 |
| Agriculture land | 86.9 | 82.7 | −4.2 | 31.0 |
| Rangeland | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.2 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 2.2 | 2.5 | +0.3 | 0.9 |
| Water | 0.9 | 1.3 | +0.4 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 0.7 | 0.1 | −0.7 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Paroha.
How Paroha changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.3 percentage points (+1.61 km²); Agriculture land −4.2 percentage points (−1.56 km²); Barren land −0.7 percentage points (−0.25 km²).
Other local units in Rautahat district
Questions about Paroha
- What is the forest cover of Paroha?
- Forest covers about 2.5% of Paroha (0.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%.
- How much of Paroha is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 13.4% (5.0 km²), +4.3 percentage points since 2017. Paroha ranks 144th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Paroha?
- Paroha is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rautahat district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 37.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.