Local unit · Dhanusa district · Madhesh Province
Aurahi: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Aurahi, at 79.7% of its area. Forest covers 7.4% (less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%), farmland 79.7%, rangeland 0.5%, built-up land 11.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.7%.
Area
25.5 km²
Local unit, Dhanusa district
Forest (2025)
7.4%
628th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
11.7%
+3.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Aurahi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.1 | 11.7 | +3.6 | 3.0 |
| Agriculture land | 84.3 | 79.7 | −4.7 | 20.3 |
| Rangeland | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Forest land | 6.6 | 7.4 | +0.8 | 1.9 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.7 | +0.3 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Aurahi.
How Aurahi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −4.7 percentage points (−1.19 km²); Urban land +3.6 percentage points (+0.91 km²); Forest land +0.8 percentage points (+0.21 km²).
Other local units in Dhanusa district
Questions about Aurahi
- What is the forest cover of Aurahi?
- Forest covers about 7.4% of Aurahi (1.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%.
- How much of Aurahi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 11.7% (3.0 km²), +3.6 percentage points since 2017. Aurahi ranks 197th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Aurahi?
- Aurahi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhanusa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 25.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.