Local unit · Dailekh district · Karnali Province
Dullu: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Dullu, at 42.1% of its area. Forest covers 41.8% (less than the Dailekh district average of 52.2%), farmland 9.8%, rangeland 42.1%, built-up land 5.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.9%.
Area
157 km²
Local unit, Dailekh district
Forest (2025)
41.8%
466th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
5.2%
+4.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Dullu in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.8 | 5.2 | +4.5 | 8.2 |
| Agriculture land | 17.1 | 9.8 | −7.3 | 15.4 |
| Rangeland | 44.0 | 42.1 | −1.8 | 66.0 |
| Forest land | 37.1 | 41.8 | +4.7 | 65.5 |
| Water | 1.0 | 0.9 | −0.0 | 1.5 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Dullu.
How Dullu changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −7.3 percentage points (−11.45 km²); Forest land +4.7 percentage points (+7.42 km²); Urban land +4.5 percentage points (+7.02 km²).
Other local units in Dailekh district
Questions about Dullu
- What is the forest cover of Dullu?
- Forest covers about 41.8% of Dullu (65.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dailekh district average of 52.2%.
- How much of Dullu is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 5.2% (8.2 km²), +4.5 percentage points since 2017. Dullu ranks 319th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Dullu?
- Dullu is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dailekh district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 157 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.