Local unit · Sarlahi district · Madhesh Province
Ramnagar: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Ramnagar, at 80.3% of its area. Forest covers 0.8% (less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%), farmland 80.3%, rangeland 1.9%, built-up land 16.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.7% and water 0.4%.
Area
26.4 km²
Local unit, Sarlahi district
Forest (2025)
0.8%
742nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
16.0%
+3.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Ramnagar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 12.6 | 16.0 | +3.4 | 4.2 |
| Agriculture land | 76.7 | 80.3 | +3.6 | 21.2 |
| Rangeland | 0.3 | 1.9 | +1.6 | 0.5 |
| Forest land | 8.6 | 0.8 | −7.8 | 0.2 |
| Water | 1.3 | 0.4 | −0.9 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.7 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Ramnagar.
How Ramnagar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −7.8 percentage points (−2.05 km²); Agriculture land +3.6 percentage points (+0.94 km²); Urban land +3.4 percentage points (+0.89 km²).
Other local units in Sarlahi district
Questions about Ramnagar
- What is the forest cover of Ramnagar?
- Forest covers about 0.8% of Ramnagar (0.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%.
- How much of Ramnagar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 16.0% (4.2 km²), +3.4 percentage points since 2017. Ramnagar ranks 97th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Ramnagar?
- Ramnagar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sarlahi district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 26.4 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.