Local unit · Bara district · Madhesh Province
Parsa: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Parsa, at 66.6% of its area. Forest covers 66.6% (more than the Bara district average of 39.7%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 22.7%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 9.1% and water 1.6%.
Area
1.3 km²
Local unit, Bara district
Forest (2025)
66.6%
175th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
±0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Parsa in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 9.0 | 22.7 | +13.7 | 0.3 |
| Forest land | 68.5 | 66.6 | −1.9 | 0.9 |
| Water | 1.8 | 1.6 | −0.3 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 20.7 | 9.1 | −11.6 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Parsa.
How Parsa changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +13.7 percentage points (+0.18 km²); Barren land −11.6 percentage points (−0.15 km²); Forest land −1.9 percentage points (−0.02 km²).
Other local units in Bara district
Questions about Parsa
- What is the forest cover of Parsa?
- Forest covers about 66.6% of Parsa (0.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Bara district average of 39.7%.
- How much of Parsa is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.0 km²), ±0.0 percentage points since 2017. Parsa ranks 771st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Parsa?
- Parsa is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bara district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 1.3 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.