Local unit · Bhojpur district · Koshi Province
Shadananda: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Shadananda, at 79.6% of its area. Forest covers 79.6% (more than the Bhojpur district average of 69.0%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 18.9%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.7%.
Area
241 km²
Local unit, Bhojpur district
Forest (2025)
79.6%
41st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Shadananda in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.6 |
| Agriculture land | 1.8 | 0.3 | −1.5 | 0.7 |
| Rangeland | 21.1 | 18.9 | −2.2 | 45.4 |
| Forest land | 75.8 | 79.6 | +3.8 | 191.4 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.7 | +0.0 | 1.7 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.3 | −0.3 | 0.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Shadananda.
How Shadananda changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +3.8 percentage points (+9.12 km²); Rangeland −2.2 percentage points (−5.25 km²); Agriculture land −1.5 percentage points (−3.49 km²).
Other local units in Bhojpur district
Questions about Shadananda
- What is the forest cover of Shadananda?
- Forest covers about 79.6% of Shadananda (191 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Bhojpur district average of 69.0%.
- How much of Shadananda is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.6 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Shadananda ranks 643rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Shadananda?
- Shadananda is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bhojpur district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 241 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.