Local unit · Mahottari district · Madhesh Province
Samsi: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Samsi, at 62.9% of its area. Forest covers 8.2% (less than the Mahottari district average of 28.8%), farmland 62.9%, rangeland 0.3%, built-up land 28.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.7%.
Area
21.6 km²
Local unit, Mahottari district
Forest (2025)
8.2%
618th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
28.0%
+7.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Samsi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 20.5 | 28.0 | +7.5 | 6.0 |
| Agriculture land | 68.1 | 62.9 | −5.2 | 13.6 |
| Rangeland | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| Forest land | 11.2 | 8.2 | −3.0 | 1.8 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.7 | +0.6 | 0.2 |
| 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 Samsi.
How Samsi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +7.5 percentage points (+1.62 km²); Agriculture land −5.2 percentage points (−1.12 km²); Forest land −3.0 percentage points (−0.64 km²).
Other local units in Mahottari district
Questions about Samsi
- What is the forest cover of Samsi?
- Forest covers about 8.2% of Samsi (1.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Mahottari district average of 28.8%.
- How much of Samsi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 28.0% (6.0 km²), +7.5 percentage points since 2017. Samsi ranks 40th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Samsi?
- Samsi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Mahottari district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 21.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.