Local unit · Sindhuli district · Bagmati Province
Dudhouli: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Dudhouli, at 65.7% of its area. Forest covers 65.7% (about the same as the Sindhuli district average of 72.0%), farmland 14.6%, rangeland 14.6%, built-up land 3.1%, bare land, rock and snow 1.2% and water 0.9%.
Area
390 km²
Local unit, Sindhuli district
Forest (2025)
65.7%
201st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.1%
+2.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Dudhouli in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.5 | 3.1 | +2.5 | 11.9 |
| Agriculture land | 15.7 | 14.6 | −1.1 | 57.0 |
| Rangeland | 14.1 | 14.6 | +0.5 | 56.9 |
| Forest land | 67.4 | 65.7 | −1.7 | 256.2 |
| Water | 0.9 | 0.9 | −0.0 | 3.5 |
| Barren land | 1.4 | 1.2 | −0.2 | 4.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Dudhouli.
How Dudhouli changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.5 percentage points (+9.83 km²); Forest land −1.7 percentage points (−6.63 km²); Agriculture land −1.1 percentage points (−4.21 km²).
Other local units in Sindhuli district
Questions about Dudhouli
- What is the forest cover of Dudhouli?
- Forest covers about 65.7% of Dudhouli (256 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Sindhuli district average of 72.0%.
- How much of Dudhouli is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.1% (11.9 km²), +2.5 percentage points since 2017. Dudhouli ranks 382nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dudhouli?
- Dudhouli is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sindhuli district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 390 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.