Local unit · Morang district · Koshi Province
Pathari Shanishchare: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Pathari Shanishchare, at 58.8% of its area. Forest covers 11.6% (less than the Morang district average of 31.0%), farmland 58.8%, rangeland 0.6%, built-up land 28.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.7%.
Area
79.4 km²
Local unit, Morang district
Forest (2025)
11.6%
594th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
28.0%
+14.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Pathari Shanishchare in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 13.4 | 28.0 | +14.5 | 22.2 |
| Agriculture land | 68.9 | 58.8 | −10.1 | 46.7 |
| Rangeland | 5.3 | 0.6 | −4.7 | 0.5 |
| Forest land | 11.0 | 11.6 | +0.6 | 9.2 |
| Water | 0.8 | 0.7 | −0.1 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.3 | −0.3 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Pathari Shanishchare.
How Pathari Shanishchare changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +14.5 percentage points (+11.53 km²); Agriculture land −10.1 percentage points (−8.01 km²); Rangeland −4.7 percentage points (−3.72 km²).
Other local units in Morang district
Questions about Pathari Shanishchare
- What is the forest cover of Pathari Shanishchare?
- Forest covers about 11.6% of Pathari Shanishchare (9.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Morang district average of 31.0%.
- How much of Pathari Shanishchare is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 28.0% (22.2 km²), +14.5 percentage points since 2017. Pathari Shanishchare ranks 39th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Pathari Shanishchare?
- Pathari Shanishchare is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Morang district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 79.4 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.