Local unit · Dhanusa district · Madhesh Province
Ganeshman Charnath: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Ganeshman Charnath, at 66.2% of its area. Forest covers 66.2% (more than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%), farmland 16.3%, rangeland 11.2%, built-up land 3.8%, bare land, rock and snow 1.6% and water 0.9%.
Area
244 km²
Local unit, Dhanusa district
Forest (2025)
66.2%
186th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.8%
+1.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Ganeshman Charnath in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.2 | 3.8 | +1.7 | 9.3 |
| Agriculture land | 18.6 | 16.3 | −2.3 | 39.7 |
| Rangeland | 8.3 | 11.2 | +2.9 | 27.4 |
| Forest land | 67.8 | 66.2 | −1.6 | 161.6 |
| Water | 0.8 | 0.9 | +0.1 | 2.2 |
| Barren land | 2.3 | 1.6 | −0.8 | 3.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Ganeshman Charnath.
How Ganeshman Charnath changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.9 percentage points (+7.01 km²); Agriculture land −2.3 percentage points (−5.71 km²); Urban land +1.7 percentage points (+4.05 km²).
Other local units in Dhanusa district
Questions about Ganeshman Charnath
- What is the forest cover of Ganeshman Charnath?
- Forest covers about 66.2% of Ganeshman Charnath (162 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%.
- How much of Ganeshman Charnath is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.8% (9.3 km²), +1.7 percentage points since 2017. Ganeshman Charnath ranks 355th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Ganeshman Charnath?
- Ganeshman Charnath is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhanusa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 244 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.