Local unit · Sankhuwasabha district · Koshi Province
Dharmadevi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Dharmadevi, at 77.3% of its area. Forest covers 77.3% (more than the Sankhuwasabha district average of 56.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 21.4%, built-up land 0.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.4%.
Area
133 km²
Local unit, Sankhuwasabha district
Forest (2025)
77.3%
57th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.6%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Dharmadevi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.1 | 0.7 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 22.5 | 21.4 | −1.1 | 28.4 |
| Forest land | 75.5 | 77.3 | +1.8 | 102.4 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.0 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 1.2 | 0.3 | −0.8 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Dharmadevi.
How Dharmadevi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +1.8 percentage points (+2.42 km²); Rangeland −1.1 percentage points (−1.40 km²); Barren land −0.8 percentage points (−1.10 km²).
Other local units in Sankhuwasabha district
Questions about Dharmadevi
- What is the forest cover of Dharmadevi?
- Forest covers about 77.3% of Dharmadevi (102 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Sankhuwasabha district average of 56.4%.
- How much of Dharmadevi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.6% (0.7 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Dharmadevi ranks 561st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dharmadevi?
- Dharmadevi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sankhuwasabha district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 133 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.