Local unit · Dhanusa district · Madhesh Province
Dhanauji: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Dhanauji, at 74.5% of its area. Forest covers 9.4% (less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%), farmland 74.5%, rangeland 3.1%, built-up land 12.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 1.0%.
Area
22.1 km²
Local unit, Dhanusa district
Forest (2025)
9.4%
608th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
12.0%
+3.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Dhanauji in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.4 | 12.0 | +3.6 | 2.7 |
| Agriculture land | 83.7 | 74.5 | −9.2 | 16.5 |
| Rangeland | 2.5 | 3.1 | +0.6 | 0.7 |
| Forest land | 4.8 | 9.4 | +4.7 | 2.1 |
| Water | 0.6 | 1.0 | +0.4 | 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 Dhanauji.
How Dhanauji changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −9.2 percentage points (−2.04 km²); Forest land +4.7 percentage points (+1.03 km²); Urban land +3.6 percentage points (+0.79 km²).
Other local units in Dhanusa district
Questions about Dhanauji
- What is the forest cover of Dhanauji?
- Forest covers about 9.4% of Dhanauji (2.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%.
- How much of Dhanauji is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 12.0% (2.7 km²), +3.6 percentage points since 2017. Dhanauji ranks 188th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dhanauji?
- Dhanauji is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhanusa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 22.1 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.