Local unit · Mahottari district · Madhesh Province
Ram Gopalpur: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Ram Gopalpur, at 77.5% of its area. Forest covers 4.5% (less than the Mahottari district average of 28.8%), farmland 77.5%, rangeland 0.3%, built-up land 16.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 1.6%.
Area
39.5 km²
Local unit, Mahottari district
Forest (2025)
4.5%
663rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
16.2%
+3.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Ram Gopalpur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 12.6 | 16.2 | +3.7 | 6.4 |
| Agriculture land | 79.0 | 77.5 | −1.6 | 30.6 |
| Rangeland | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
| Forest land | 7.0 | 4.5 | −2.5 | 1.8 |
| Water | 0.6 | 1.6 | +1.0 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.0 | −0.5 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Ram Gopalpur.
How Ram Gopalpur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +3.7 percentage points (+1.45 km²); Forest land −2.5 percentage points (−0.99 km²); Agriculture land −1.6 percentage points (−0.62 km²).
Other local units in Mahottari district
Questions about Ram Gopalpur
- What is the forest cover of Ram Gopalpur?
- Forest covers about 4.5% of Ram Gopalpur (1.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Mahottari district average of 28.8%.
- How much of Ram Gopalpur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 16.2% (6.4 km²), +3.7 percentage points since 2017. Ram Gopalpur ranks 92nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Ram Gopalpur?
- Ram Gopalpur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Mahottari district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 39.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.