Local unit · Dhanusa district · Madhesh Province
Hansapur: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Hansapur, at 78.0% of its area. Forest covers 8.7% (less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%), farmland 78.0%, rangeland 1.4%, built-up land 11.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.7%.
Area
48.7 km²
Local unit, Dhanusa district
Forest (2025)
8.7%
615th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
11.2%
+2.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Hansapur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.4 | 11.2 | +2.8 | 5.4 |
| Agriculture land | 80.5 | 78.0 | −2.5 | 38.0 |
| Rangeland | 2.8 | 1.4 | −1.4 | 0.7 |
| Forest land | 7.3 | 8.7 | +1.4 | 4.3 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.7 | +0.2 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.0 | −0.5 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Hansapur.
How Hansapur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.8 percentage points (+1.34 km²); Agriculture land −2.5 percentage points (−1.23 km²); Rangeland −1.4 percentage points (−0.69 km²).
Other local units in Dhanusa district
Questions about Hansapur
- What is the forest cover of Hansapur?
- Forest covers about 8.7% of Hansapur (4.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%.
- How much of Hansapur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 11.2% (5.4 km²), +2.8 percentage points since 2017. Hansapur ranks 207th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Hansapur?
- Hansapur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhanusa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 48.7 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.