Local unit · Morang district · Koshi Province
Sundarharaicha: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Sundarharaicha, at 40.0% of its area. Forest covers 19.8% (less than the Morang district average of 31.0%), farmland 40.0%, rangeland 0.8%, built-up land 37.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.6% and water 0.9%.
Area
110 km²
Local unit, Morang district
Forest (2025)
19.8%
566th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
37.9%
+10.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Sundarharaicha in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 27.6 | 37.9 | +10.3 | 41.7 |
| Agriculture land | 49.5 | 40.0 | −9.5 | 43.9 |
| Rangeland | 0.8 | 0.8 | +0.0 | 0.9 |
| Forest land | 20.4 | 19.8 | −0.6 | 21.8 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.9 | +0.4 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 1.2 | 0.6 | −0.7 | 0.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sundarharaicha.
How Sundarharaicha changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +10.3 percentage points (+11.33 km²); Agriculture land −9.5 percentage points (−10.40 km²); Barren land −0.7 percentage points (−0.76 km²).
Other local units in Morang district
Questions about Sundarharaicha
- What is the forest cover of Sundarharaicha?
- Forest covers about 19.8% of Sundarharaicha (21.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Morang district average of 31.0%.
- How much of Sundarharaicha is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 37.9% (41.7 km²), +10.3 percentage points since 2017. Sundarharaicha ranks 21st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sundarharaicha?
- Sundarharaicha is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Morang district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 110 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.