Local unit · Sarlahi district · Madhesh Province
Dhanakaul: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Dhanakaul, at 87.6% of its area. Forest covers 1.3% (less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%), farmland 87.6%, rangeland 0.5%, built-up land 9.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 0.6%.
Area
45.9 km²
Local unit, Sarlahi district
Forest (2025)
1.3%
730th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
9.6%
+1.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Dhanakaul in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.5 | 9.6 | +1.1 | 4.4 |
| Agriculture land | 80.9 | 87.6 | +6.7 | 40.2 |
| Rangeland | 1.6 | 0.5 | −1.1 | 0.2 |
| Forest land | 7.6 | 1.3 | −6.3 | 0.6 |
| Water | 0.8 | 0.6 | −0.2 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.7 | 0.5 | −0.2 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Dhanakaul.
How Dhanakaul changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land +6.7 percentage points (+3.07 km²); Forest land −6.3 percentage points (−2.90 km²); Urban land +1.1 percentage points (+0.52 km²).
Other local units in Sarlahi district
Questions about Dhanakaul
- What is the forest cover of Dhanakaul?
- Forest covers about 1.3% of Dhanakaul (0.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%.
- How much of Dhanakaul is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 9.6% (4.4 km²), +1.1 percentage points since 2017. Dhanakaul ranks 246th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dhanakaul?
- Dhanakaul is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sarlahi district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 45.9 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.