Local unit · Parsa district · Madhesh Province
Parsagadhi: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Parsagadhi, at 52.1% of its area. Forest covers 41.4% (less than the Parsa district average of 56.5%), farmland 52.1%, rangeland 0.1%, built-up land 5.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.7%.
Area
99.7 km²
Local unit, Parsa district
Forest (2025)
41.4%
474th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
5.7%
+1.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Parsagadhi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 4.2 | 5.7 | +1.5 | 5.7 |
| Agriculture land | 54.1 | 52.1 | −2.0 | 51.9 |
| Rangeland | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Forest land | 41.3 | 41.4 | +0.1 | 41.3 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.7 | +0.5 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Parsagadhi.
How Parsagadhi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −2.0 percentage points (−2.00 km²); Urban land +1.5 percentage points (+1.48 km²); Water +0.5 percentage points (+0.53 km²).
Other local units in Parsa district
Questions about Parsagadhi
- What is the forest cover of Parsagadhi?
- Forest covers about 41.4% of Parsagadhi (41.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Parsa district average of 56.5%.
- How much of Parsagadhi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 5.7% (5.7 km²), +1.5 percentage points since 2017. Parsagadhi ranks 308th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Parsagadhi?
- Parsagadhi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Parsa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 99.7 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.