Local unit · Gorkha district · Gandaki Province
Dharche: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Dharche, at 46.3% of its area. Forest covers 37.3% (about the same as the Gorkha district average of 35.9%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 46.3%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 16.0% and water 0.2%.
Area
652 km²
Local unit, Gorkha district
Forest (2025)
37.3%
499th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Dharche in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.2 | −0.0 | 1.0 |
| Rangeland | 42.8 | 46.3 | +3.5 | 301.5 |
| Forest land | 38.9 | 37.3 | −1.6 | 242.8 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 1.6 |
| Barren land | 17.9 | 16.0 | −1.8 | 104.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Dharche (summarised at 11 m).
How Dharche changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +3.5 percentage points (+22.48 km²); Barren land −1.8 percentage points (−12.05 km²); Forest land −1.6 percentage points (−10.62 km²).
Other local units in Gorkha district
Questions about Dharche
- What is the forest cover of Dharche?
- Forest covers about 37.3% of Dharche (243 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Gorkha district average of 35.9%.
- How much of Dharche is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.2 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Dharche ranks 732nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dharche?
- Dharche is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gorkha district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 652 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.