Local unit · Bara district · Madhesh Province
Subarna: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Subarna, at 87.9% of its area. Forest covers 0.4% (less than the Bara district average of 39.7%), farmland 87.9%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 10.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.8%.
Area
36.8 km²
Local unit, Bara district
Forest (2025)
0.4%
761st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
10.9%
+3.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Subarna in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 7.3 | 10.9 | +3.6 | 4.0 |
| Agriculture land | 91.7 | 87.9 | −3.8 | 32.3 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.8 | +0.1 | 0.3 |
| 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 Subarna.
How Subarna changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −3.8 percentage points (−1.42 km²); Urban land +3.6 percentage points (+1.34 km²); Forest land +0.1 percentage points (+0.05 km²).
Other local units in Bara district
Questions about Subarna
- What is the forest cover of Subarna?
- Forest covers about 0.4% of Subarna (0.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bara district average of 39.7%.
- How much of Subarna is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 10.9% (4.0 km²), +3.6 percentage points since 2017. Subarna ranks 217th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Subarna?
- Subarna is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bara district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 36.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.