Local unit · Saptari district · Madhesh Province
Saptakoshi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Saptakoshi, at 49.4% of its area. Forest covers 49.4% (more than the Saptari district average of 21.5%), farmland 29.2%, rangeland 8.0%, built-up land 9.5%, bare land, rock and snow 2.2% and water 1.6%.
Area
60.1 km²
Local unit, Saptari district
Forest (2025)
49.4%
413th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
9.5%
+2.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Saptakoshi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.8 | 9.5 | +2.8 | 5.7 |
| Agriculture land | 32.4 | 29.2 | −3.2 | 17.6 |
| Rangeland | 4.9 | 8.0 | +3.1 | 4.8 |
| Forest land | 50.2 | 49.4 | −0.8 | 29.7 |
| Water | 1.3 | 1.6 | +0.3 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 4.4 | 2.2 | −2.2 | 1.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Saptakoshi.
How Saptakoshi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −3.2 percentage points (−1.91 km²); Rangeland +3.1 percentage points (+1.84 km²); Urban land +2.8 percentage points (+1.66 km²).
Other local units in Saptari district
Questions about Saptakoshi
- What is the forest cover of Saptakoshi?
- Forest covers about 49.4% of Saptakoshi (29.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Saptari district average of 21.5%.
- How much of Saptakoshi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 9.5% (5.7 km²), +2.8 percentage points since 2017. Saptakoshi ranks 249th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Saptakoshi?
- Saptakoshi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Saptari district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 60.1 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.