Local unit · Khotang district · Koshi Province
Jante Dhunga: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Jante Dhunga, at 66.9% of its area. Forest covers 66.9% (about the same as the Khotang district average of 62.5%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 31.9%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.4%.
Area
128 km²
Local unit, Khotang district
Forest (2025)
66.9%
170th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Jante Dhunga in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.4 | +0.3 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.4 | 0.1 | −0.3 | 0.2 |
| Rangeland | 32.4 | 31.9 | −0.5 | 41.0 |
| Forest land | 66.2 | 66.9 | +0.6 | 85.8 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.1 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.3 | −0.2 | 0.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Jante Dhunga.
How Jante Dhunga changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +0.6 percentage points (+0.81 km²); Rangeland −0.5 percentage points (−0.59 km²); Urban land +0.3 percentage points (+0.33 km²).
Other local units in Khotang district
Questions about Jante Dhunga
- What is the forest cover of Jante Dhunga?
- Forest covers about 66.9% of Jante Dhunga (85.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Khotang district average of 62.5%.
- How much of Jante Dhunga is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (0.5 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Jante Dhunga ranks 602nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Jante Dhunga?
- Jante Dhunga is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Khotang district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 128 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.