Local unit · Dhanusa district · Madhesh Province
Chhireshwornath: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Chhireshwornath, at 70.3% of its area. Forest covers 5.3% (less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%), farmland 70.3%, rangeland 1.7%, built-up land 18.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.8% and water 3.4%.
Area
50.8 km²
Local unit, Dhanusa district
Forest (2025)
5.3%
651st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
18.5%
+6.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Chhireshwornath in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 12.3 | 18.5 | +6.2 | 9.4 |
| Agriculture land | 73.6 | 70.3 | −3.3 | 35.7 |
| Rangeland | 3.3 | 1.7 | −1.6 | 0.9 |
| Forest land | 5.8 | 5.3 | −0.5 | 2.7 |
| Water | 2.0 | 3.4 | +1.4 | 1.7 |
| Barren land | 3.0 | 0.8 | −2.2 | 0.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chhireshwornath.
How Chhireshwornath changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +6.2 percentage points (+3.15 km²); Agriculture land −3.3 percentage points (−1.66 km²); Barren land −2.2 percentage points (−1.14 km²).
Other local units in Dhanusa district
Questions about Chhireshwornath
- What is the forest cover of Chhireshwornath?
- Forest covers about 5.3% of Chhireshwornath (2.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%.
- How much of Chhireshwornath is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 18.5% (9.4 km²), +6.2 percentage points since 2017. Chhireshwornath ranks 76th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chhireshwornath?
- Chhireshwornath is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhanusa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 50.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.