Local unit · Parsa district · Madhesh Province
Dhobini: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Dhobini, at 90.0% of its area. Forest covers 0.2% (less than the Parsa district average of 56.5%), farmland 90.0%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 9.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.3%.
Area
24.4 km²
Local unit, Parsa district
Forest (2025)
0.2%
767th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
9.4%
+2.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Dhobini in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 7.2 | 9.4 | +2.2 | 2.3 |
| Agriculture land | 92.2 | 90.0 | −2.2 | 22.0 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | ±0.0 | 0.1 |
| 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 Dhobini.
How Dhobini changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.2 percentage points (+0.54 km²); Agriculture land −2.2 percentage points (−0.53 km²); Barren land −0.0 percentage points (−0.01 km²).
Other local units in Parsa district
Questions about Dhobini
- What is the forest cover of Dhobini?
- Forest covers about 0.2% of Dhobini (0.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Parsa district average of 56.5%.
- How much of Dhobini is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 9.4% (2.3 km²), +2.2 percentage points since 2017. Dhobini ranks 253rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dhobini?
- Dhobini is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Parsa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 24.4 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.