Local unit · Dhanusa district · Madhesh Province
Janak Nandini: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Janak Nandini, at 71.4% of its area. Forest covers 6.4% (less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%), farmland 71.4%, rangeland 6.9%, built-up land 13.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.7% and water 1.4%.
Area
27.6 km²
Local unit, Dhanusa district
Forest (2025)
6.4%
636th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
13.3%
+2.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Janak Nandini in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 11.1 | 13.3 | +2.1 | 3.7 |
| Agriculture land | 67.1 | 71.4 | +4.3 | 19.7 |
| Rangeland | 5.7 | 6.9 | +1.2 | 1.9 |
| Forest land | 13.8 | 6.4 | −7.4 | 1.8 |
| Water | 1.0 | 1.4 | +0.4 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 1.3 | 0.7 | −0.6 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Janak Nandini.
How Janak Nandini changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −7.4 percentage points (−2.04 km²); Agriculture land +4.3 percentage points (+1.18 km²); Urban land +2.1 percentage points (+0.59 km²).
Other local units in Dhanusa district
Questions about Janak Nandini
- What is the forest cover of Janak Nandini?
- Forest covers about 6.4% of Janak Nandini (1.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%.
- How much of Janak Nandini is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 13.3% (3.7 km²), +2.1 percentage points since 2017. Janak Nandini ranks 147th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Janak Nandini?
- Janak Nandini is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhanusa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 27.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.