Local unit · Morang district · Koshi Province
Dhanapalthan: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Dhanapalthan, at 85.5% of its area. Forest covers 0.9% (less than the Morang district average of 31.0%), farmland 85.5%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 13.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.3%.
Area
70.1 km²
Local unit, Morang district
Forest (2025)
0.9%
741st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
13.3%
+1.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Dhanapalthan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 11.6 | 13.3 | +1.7 | 9.4 |
| Agriculture land | 84.5 | 85.5 | +1.0 | 59.9 |
| Rangeland | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.2 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 3.1 | 0.9 | −2.2 | 0.6 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.3 | −0.2 | 0.2 |
| 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 Dhanapalthan.
How Dhanapalthan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −2.2 percentage points (−1.55 km²); Urban land +1.7 percentage points (+1.21 km²); Agriculture land +1.0 percentage points (+0.67 km²).
Other local units in Morang district
Questions about Dhanapalthan
- What is the forest cover of Dhanapalthan?
- Forest covers about 0.9% of Dhanapalthan (0.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Morang district average of 31.0%.
- How much of Dhanapalthan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 13.3% (9.4 km²), +1.7 percentage points since 2017. Dhanapalthan ranks 145th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dhanapalthan?
- Dhanapalthan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Morang district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 70.1 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.