Local unit · Dhanusa district · Madhesh Province
Laxminiya: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Laxminiya, at 79.0% of its area. Forest covers 4.1% (less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%), farmland 79.0%, rangeland 0.1%, built-up land 15.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 1.0%.
Area
30.6 km²
Local unit, Dhanusa district
Forest (2025)
4.1%
670th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
15.9%
+4.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Laxminiya in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 11.0 | 15.9 | +4.9 | 4.9 |
| Agriculture land | 84.4 | 79.0 | −5.5 | 24.2 |
| Rangeland | 0.7 | 0.1 | −0.6 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 2.8 | 4.1 | +1.3 | 1.3 |
| Water | 0.3 | 1.0 | +0.7 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.8 | 0.0 | −0.8 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Laxminiya.
How Laxminiya changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −5.5 percentage points (−1.67 km²); Urban land +4.9 percentage points (+1.50 km²); Forest land +1.3 percentage points (+0.39 km²).
Other local units in Dhanusa district
Questions about Laxminiya
- What is the forest cover of Laxminiya?
- Forest covers about 4.1% of Laxminiya (1.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%.
- How much of Laxminiya is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 15.9% (4.9 km²), +4.9 percentage points since 2017. Laxminiya ranks 100th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Laxminiya?
- Laxminiya is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhanusa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 30.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.