Local unit · Dadeldhura district · Sudur Paschim Province
Amargadhi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Amargadhi, at 72.2% of its area. Forest covers 72.2% (about the same as the Dadeldhura district average of 74.8%), farmland 2.9%, rangeland 20.5%, built-up land 4.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
139 km²
Local unit, Dadeldhura district
Forest (2025)
72.2%
102nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.4%
+2.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Amargadhi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.9 | 4.4 | +2.5 | 6.1 |
| Agriculture land | 5.2 | 2.9 | −2.3 | 4.0 |
| Rangeland | 20.8 | 20.5 | −0.3 | 28.5 |
| Forest land | 72.1 | 72.2 | +0.1 | 100.4 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| 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 Amargadhi.
How Amargadhi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.5 percentage points (+3.43 km²); Agriculture land −2.3 percentage points (−3.20 km²); Rangeland −0.3 percentage points (−0.43 km²).
Other local units in Dadeldhura district
Questions about Amargadhi
- What is the forest cover of Amargadhi?
- Forest covers about 72.2% of Amargadhi (100 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dadeldhura district average of 74.8%.
- How much of Amargadhi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.4% (6.1 km²), +2.5 percentage points since 2017. Amargadhi ranks 338th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Amargadhi?
- Amargadhi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dadeldhura district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 139 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.