Local unit · Sarlahi district · Madhesh Province
Parsa: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Parsa, at 75.3% of its area. Forest covers 10.8% (less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%), farmland 75.3%, rangeland 0.6%, built-up land 12.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 1.1%.
Area
23.1 km²
Local unit, Sarlahi district
Forest (2025)
10.8%
602nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
12.3%
+5.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Parsa in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 7.2 | 12.3 | +5.1 | 2.8 |
| Agriculture land | 86.7 | 75.3 | −11.4 | 17.4 |
| Rangeland | 0.1 | 0.6 | +0.5 | 0.1 |
| Forest land | 5.4 | 10.8 | +5.4 | 2.5 |
| Water | 0.6 | 1.1 | +0.4 | 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 Parsa.
How Parsa changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −11.4 percentage points (−2.63 km²); Forest land +5.4 percentage points (+1.25 km²); Urban land +5.1 percentage points (+1.19 km²).
Other local units in Sarlahi district
Questions about Parsa
- What is the forest cover of Parsa?
- Forest covers about 10.8% of Parsa (2.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%.
- How much of Parsa is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 12.3% (2.8 km²), +5.1 percentage points since 2017. Parsa ranks 176th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Parsa?
- Parsa is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sarlahi district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 23.1 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.