Local unit · Bara district · Madhesh Province
Pheta: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Pheta, at 81.9% of its area. Forest covers 2.4% (less than the Bara district average of 39.7%), farmland 81.9%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 14.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 1.3%.
Area
23.6 km²
Local unit, Bara district
Forest (2025)
2.4%
700th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
14.4%
+3.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Pheta in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 11.0 | 14.4 | +3.4 | 3.4 |
| Agriculture land | 86.6 | 81.9 | −4.7 | 19.3 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 2.0 | 2.4 | +0.4 | 0.6 |
| Water | 0.4 | 1.3 | +0.9 | 0.3 |
| 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 Pheta.
How Pheta changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −4.7 percentage points (−1.10 km²); Urban land +3.4 percentage points (+0.80 km²); Water +0.9 percentage points (+0.21 km²).
Other local units in Bara district
Questions about Pheta
- What is the forest cover of Pheta?
- Forest covers about 2.4% of Pheta (0.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bara district average of 39.7%.
- How much of Pheta is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 14.4% (3.4 km²), +3.4 percentage points since 2017. Pheta ranks 123rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Pheta?
- Pheta is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bara district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 23.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.