Local unit · Gulmi district · Lumbini Province
Dhurkot: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Dhurkot, at 70.4% of its area. Forest covers 70.4% (about the same as the Gulmi district average of 62.3%), farmland 0.5%, rangeland 27.6%, built-up land 0.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.7% and water 0.0%.
Area
83.3 km²
Local unit, Gulmi district
Forest (2025)
70.4%
123rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.8%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Dhurkot in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.7 | 0.8 | +0.1 | 0.7 |
| Agriculture land | 1.2 | 0.5 | −0.7 | 0.4 |
| Rangeland | 26.0 | 27.6 | +1.6 | 23.0 |
| Forest land | 69.9 | 70.4 | +0.5 | 58.7 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 2.1 | 0.7 | −1.5 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Dhurkot.
How Dhurkot changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +1.6 percentage points (+1.33 km²); Barren land −1.5 percentage points (−1.24 km²); Agriculture land −0.7 percentage points (−0.59 km²).
Other local units in Gulmi district
Questions about Dhurkot
- What is the forest cover of Dhurkot?
- Forest covers about 70.4% of Dhurkot (58.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Gulmi district average of 62.3%.
- How much of Dhurkot is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.8% (0.7 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Dhurkot ranks 523rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dhurkot?
- Dhurkot is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gulmi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 83.3 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.