Local unit · Kanchanpur district · Sudur Paschim Province
Dodhara Chandani: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Dodhara Chandani, at 54.2% of its area. Forest covers 4.3% (less than the Kanchanpur district average of 50.0%), farmland 54.2%, rangeland 10.4%, built-up land 23.6%, bare land, rock and snow 3.2% and water 4.3%.
Area
56.6 km²
Local unit, Kanchanpur district
Forest (2025)
4.3%
665th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
23.6%
+17.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Dodhara Chandani in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.7 | 23.6 | +17.0 | 13.4 |
| Agriculture land | 70.3 | 54.2 | −16.1 | 30.7 |
| Rangeland | 6.8 | 10.4 | +3.6 | 5.9 |
| Forest land | 6.9 | 4.3 | −2.5 | 2.5 |
| Water | 3.4 | 4.3 | +1.0 | 2.4 |
| Barren land | 6.0 | 3.2 | −2.8 | 1.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Dodhara Chandani.
How Dodhara Chandani changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +17.0 percentage points (+9.59 km²); Agriculture land −16.1 percentage points (−9.13 km²); Rangeland +3.6 percentage points (+2.03 km²).
Other local units in Kanchanpur district
Questions about Dodhara Chandani
- What is the forest cover of Dodhara Chandani?
- Forest covers about 4.3% of Dodhara Chandani (2.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kanchanpur district average of 50.0%.
- How much of Dodhara Chandani is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 23.6% (13.4 km²), +17.0 percentage points since 2017. Dodhara Chandani ranks 48th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dodhara Chandani?
- Dodhara Chandani is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kanchanpur district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 56.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.