Local unit · Bara district · Madhesh Province
Simroungadh: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Simroungadh, at 71.5% of its area. Forest covers 1.4% (less than the Bara district average of 39.7%), farmland 71.5%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 19.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 7.8%.
Area
41.4 km²
Local unit, Bara district
Forest (2025)
1.4%
722nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
19.4%
+8.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Simroungadh in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 10.9 | 19.4 | +8.4 | 8.0 |
| Agriculture land | 81.0 | 71.5 | −9.5 | 29.6 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 1.6 | 1.4 | −0.2 | 0.6 |
| Water | 6.5 | 7.8 | +1.3 | 3.2 |
| 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 Simroungadh.
How Simroungadh changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −9.5 percentage points (−3.92 km²); Urban land +8.4 percentage points (+3.49 km²); Water +1.3 percentage points (+0.52 km²).
Other local units in Bara district
Questions about Simroungadh
- What is the forest cover of Simroungadh?
- Forest covers about 1.4% of Simroungadh (0.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bara district average of 39.7%.
- How much of Simroungadh is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 19.4% (8.0 km²), +8.4 percentage points since 2017. Simroungadh ranks 66th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Simroungadh?
- Simroungadh is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bara district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 41.4 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.