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Local unit · Dhanusa district · Madhesh Province

Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya: land cover and map

Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya, at 71.8% of its area. Forest covers 7.9% (less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%), farmland 71.8%, rangeland 5.6%, built-up land 14.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.3%.

Area
26.8 km²
Local unit, Dhanusa district
Forest (2025)
7.9%
622nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
14.4%
+5.2 points since 2017

Land cover of Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya in 2025

Urban land 14.4%Agriculture land 71.8%Rangeland 5.6%Forest land 7.9%Water 0.3%Barren land 0.0%
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Land cover of Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya
Class2017 (%)2025 (%)Change (points)Area 2025 (km²)
Urban land9.214.4+5.23.9
Agriculture land84.771.8−12.919.2
Rangeland1.05.6+4.71.5
Forest land4.87.9+3.12.1
Water0.30.3−0.00.1
Barren land0.00.0−0.00.0

Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya.

How Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya changed from 2017 to 2025

2017 (compare with 2025 above):

Urban land 9.2%Agriculture land 84.7%Rangeland 1.0%Forest land 4.8%Water 0.3%Barren land 0.0%

Agriculture land −12.9 percentage points (−3.45 km²); Urban land +5.2 percentage points (+1.39 km²); Rangeland +4.7 percentage points (+1.25 km²).

Other local units in Dhanusa district

Questions about Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya

What is the forest cover of Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya?
Forest covers about 7.9% of Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya (2.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dhanusa district average of 29.3%.
How much of Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya is built-up?
Built-up land covers 14.4% (3.9 km²), +5.2 percentage points since 2017. Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya ranks 121st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
Where is Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya?
Mukhiyapatti Musaharmiya is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhanusa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 26.8 km².

Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.