Local unit · Dhanusa district · Madhesh Province
Sabaila: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Sabaila, at 74.0% of its area. Forest covers 6.6% (less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%), farmland 74.0%, rangeland 4.8%, built-up land 12.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.9% and water 1.6%.
Area
64.4 km²
Local unit, Dhanusa district
Forest (2025)
6.6%
635th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
12.2%
+2.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Sabaila in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 9.8 | 12.2 | +2.4 | 7.8 |
| Agriculture land | 80.6 | 74.0 | −6.6 | 47.6 |
| Rangeland | 3.4 | 4.8 | +1.4 | 3.1 |
| Forest land | 3.0 | 6.6 | +3.6 | 4.3 |
| Water | 1.2 | 1.6 | +0.4 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 2.1 | 0.9 | −1.2 | 0.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sabaila.
How Sabaila changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −6.6 percentage points (−4.26 km²); Forest land +3.6 percentage points (+2.34 km²); Urban land +2.4 percentage points (+1.53 km²).
Other local units in Dhanusa district
Questions about Sabaila
- What is the forest cover of Sabaila?
- Forest covers about 6.6% of Sabaila (4.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%.
- How much of Sabaila is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 12.2% (7.8 km²), +2.4 percentage points since 2017. Sabaila ranks 183rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sabaila?
- Sabaila is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhanusa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 64.4 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.