Local unit · Saptari district · Madhesh Province
Rajgadh: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Rajgadh, at 86.1% of its area. Forest covers 2.7% (less than the Saptari district average of 21.5%), farmland 86.1%, rangeland 1.2%, built-up land 9.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.6%.
Area
47.9 km²
Local unit, Saptari district
Forest (2025)
2.7%
694th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
9.4%
+3.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Rajgadh in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 5.9 | 9.4 | +3.6 | 4.5 |
| Agriculture land | 91.9 | 86.1 | −5.8 | 41.2 |
| Rangeland | 0.6 | 1.2 | +0.7 | 0.6 |
| Forest land | 1.4 | 2.7 | +1.3 | 1.3 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.6 | +0.4 | 0.3 |
| 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 Rajgadh.
How Rajgadh changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −5.8 percentage points (−2.79 km²); Urban land +3.6 percentage points (+1.71 km²); Forest land +1.3 percentage points (+0.61 km²).
Other local units in Saptari district
Questions about Rajgadh
- What is the forest cover of Rajgadh?
- Forest covers about 2.7% of Rajgadh (1.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Saptari district average of 21.5%.
- How much of Rajgadh is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 9.4% (4.5 km²), +3.6 percentage points since 2017. Rajgadh ranks 254th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Rajgadh?
- Rajgadh is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Saptari district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 47.9 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.