Local unit · Sunsari district · Koshi Province
Dharan: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Dharan, at 76.0% of its area. Forest covers 76.0% (more than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%), farmland 0.7%, rangeland 7.4%, built-up land 14.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.7% and water 0.4%.
Area
192 km²
Local unit, Sunsari district
Forest (2025)
76.0%
72nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
14.8%
+3.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Dharan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 11.4 | 14.8 | +3.4 | 28.5 |
| Agriculture land | 2.6 | 0.7 | −1.9 | 1.4 |
| Rangeland | 9.3 | 7.4 | −1.9 | 14.3 |
| Forest land | 75.4 | 76.0 | +0.5 | 146.0 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.2 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 1.0 | 0.7 | −0.3 | 1.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Dharan.
How Dharan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +3.4 percentage points (+6.53 km²); Rangeland −1.9 percentage points (−3.65 km²); Agriculture land −1.9 percentage points (−3.65 km²).
Other local units in Sunsari district
Questions about Dharan
- What is the forest cover of Dharan?
- Forest covers about 76.0% of Dharan (146 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%.
- How much of Dharan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 14.8% (28.5 km²), +3.4 percentage points since 2017. Dharan ranks 112th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dharan?
- Dharan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sunsari district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 192 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.