Local unit · Dhading district · Bagmati Province
Dhunibenshi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Dhunibenshi, at 66.9% of its area. Forest covers 66.9% (about the same as the Dhading district average of 59.1%), farmland 3.5%, rangeland 11.6%, built-up land 18.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
98.6 km²
Local unit, Dhading district
Forest (2025)
66.9%
168th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
18.0%
+8.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Dhunibenshi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 9.1 | 18.0 | +8.9 | 17.7 |
| Agriculture land | 5.1 | 3.5 | −1.6 | 3.5 |
| Rangeland | 12.9 | 11.6 | −1.3 | 11.4 |
| Forest land | 72.9 | 66.9 | −6.0 | 66.0 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| 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 Dhunibenshi.
How Dhunibenshi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +8.9 percentage points (+8.75 km²); Forest land −6.0 percentage points (−5.88 km²); Agriculture land −1.6 percentage points (−1.58 km²).
Other local units in Dhading district
Questions about Dhunibenshi
- What is the forest cover of Dhunibenshi?
- Forest covers about 66.9% of Dhunibenshi (66.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dhading district average of 59.1%.
- How much of Dhunibenshi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 18.0% (17.7 km²), +8.9 percentage points since 2017. Dhunibenshi ranks 81st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dhunibenshi?
- Dhunibenshi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhading district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 98.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.