Local unit · Rautahat district · Madhesh Province
Yamunamai: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Yamunamai, at 77.3% of its area. Forest covers 3.2% (less than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%), farmland 77.3%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 19.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.3%.
Area
16.7 km²
Local unit, Rautahat district
Forest (2025)
3.2%
683rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
19.3%
+6.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Yamunamai in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 13.1 | 19.3 | +6.1 | 3.2 |
| Agriculture land | 83.6 | 77.3 | −6.4 | 12.9 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 2.9 | 3.2 | +0.2 | 0.5 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | ±0.0 | 0.1 |
| 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 Yamunamai.
How Yamunamai changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −6.4 percentage points (−1.06 km²); Urban land +6.1 percentage points (+1.03 km²); Forest land +0.2 percentage points (+0.04 km²).
Other local units in Rautahat district
Questions about Yamunamai
- What is the forest cover of Yamunamai?
- Forest covers about 3.2% of Yamunamai (0.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rautahat district average of 29.2%.
- How much of Yamunamai is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 19.3% (3.2 km²), +6.1 percentage points since 2017. Yamunamai ranks 67th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Yamunamai?
- Yamunamai is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rautahat district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 16.7 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.