Local unit · Bara district · Madhesh Province
Prasauni: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Prasauni, at 81.1% of its area. Forest covers 2.4% (less than the Bara district average of 39.7%), farmland 81.1%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 16.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
20.2 km²
Local unit, Bara district
Forest (2025)
2.4%
701st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
16.4%
+3.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Prasauni in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 13.0 | 16.4 | +3.4 | 3.3 |
| Agriculture land | 84.5 | 81.1 | −3.4 | 16.4 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 2.3 | 2.4 | +0.2 | 0.5 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| 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 Prasauni.
How Prasauni changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −3.4 percentage points (−0.69 km²); Urban land +3.4 percentage points (+0.68 km²); Forest land +0.2 percentage points (+0.03 km²).
Other local units in Bara district
Questions about Prasauni
- What is the forest cover of Prasauni?
- Forest covers about 2.4% of Prasauni (0.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bara district average of 39.7%.
- How much of Prasauni is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 16.4% (3.3 km²), +3.4 percentage points since 2017. Prasauni ranks 89th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Prasauni?
- Prasauni is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bara district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 20.2 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.