Local unit · Dhanusa district · Madhesh Province
Kamala: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Kamala, at 59.6% of its area. Forest covers 11.4% (less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%), farmland 59.6%, rangeland 12.2%, built-up land 11.4%, bare land, rock and snow 2.5% and water 3.0%.
Area
65.8 km²
Local unit, Dhanusa district
Forest (2025)
11.4%
595th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
11.4%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Kamala in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 11.0 | 11.4 | +0.4 | 7.5 |
| Agriculture land | 61.7 | 59.6 | −2.1 | 39.2 |
| Rangeland | 9.5 | 12.2 | +2.8 | 8.0 |
| Forest land | 11.3 | 11.4 | +0.1 | 7.5 |
| Water | 3.2 | 3.0 | −0.1 | 2.0 |
| Barren land | 3.4 | 2.5 | −1.0 | 1.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kamala.
How Kamala changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.8 percentage points (+1.81 km²); Agriculture land −2.1 percentage points (−1.38 km²); Barren land −1.0 percentage points (−0.63 km²).
Other local units in Dhanusa district
Questions about Kamala
- What is the forest cover of Kamala?
- Forest covers about 11.4% of Kamala (7.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%.
- How much of Kamala is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 11.4% (7.5 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Kamala ranks 202nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kamala?
- Kamala is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhanusa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 65.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.