Local unit · Lamjung district · Gandaki Province
Dudhapokhari: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Dudhapokhari, at 71.7% of its area. Forest covers 71.7% (more than the Lamjung district average of 59.9%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 27.1%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.8% and water 0.0%.
Area
153 km²
Local unit, Lamjung district
Forest (2025)
71.7%
106th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Dudhapokhari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.6 | 0.2 | −0.4 | 0.3 |
| Rangeland | 26.6 | 27.1 | +0.6 | 41.6 |
| Forest land | 70.8 | 71.7 | +0.9 | 109.9 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 1.9 | 0.8 | −1.1 | 1.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Dudhapokhari.
How Dudhapokhari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land −1.1 percentage points (−1.70 km²); Forest land +0.9 percentage points (+1.38 km²); Rangeland +0.6 percentage points (+0.87 km²).
Other local units in Lamjung district
Questions about Dudhapokhari
- What is the forest cover of Dudhapokhari?
- Forest covers about 71.7% of Dudhapokhari (110 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Lamjung district average of 59.9%.
- How much of Dudhapokhari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.3 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Dudhapokhari ranks 663rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dudhapokhari?
- Dudhapokhari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Lamjung district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 153 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.