Local unit · Sunsari district · Koshi Province
Dewangunj: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Dewangunj, at 76.4% of its area. Forest covers 1.3% (less than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%), farmland 76.4%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 22.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
53.4 km²
Local unit, Sunsari district
Forest (2025)
1.3%
725th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
22.3%
−0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Dewangunj in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 22.5 | 22.3 | −0.3 | 11.9 |
| Agriculture land | 76.4 | 76.4 | ±0.0 | 40.8 |
| Rangeland | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 0.9 | 1.3 | +0.4 | 0.7 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | −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 Dewangunj.
How Dewangunj changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +0.4 percentage points (+0.22 km²); Urban land −0.3 percentage points (−0.15 km²); Rangeland −0.1 percentage points (−0.06 km²).
Other local units in Sunsari district
Questions about Dewangunj
- What is the forest cover of Dewangunj?
- Forest covers about 1.3% of Dewangunj (0.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%.
- How much of Dewangunj is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 22.3% (11.9 km²), −0.3 percentage points since 2017. Dewangunj ranks 52nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dewangunj?
- Dewangunj is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sunsari district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 53.4 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.