Local unit · Sunsari district · Koshi Province
Ramdhuni: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Ramdhuni, at 67.9% of its area. Forest covers 13.0% (less than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%), farmland 67.9%, rangeland 0.1%, built-up land 18.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.5%.
Area
91.5 km²
Local unit, Sunsari district
Forest (2025)
13.0%
586th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
18.6%
+5.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Ramdhuni in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 13.0 | 18.6 | +5.7 | 17.0 |
| Agriculture land | 73.9 | 67.9 | −6.0 | 62.1 |
| Rangeland | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 12.7 | 13.0 | +0.3 | 11.9 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.1 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Ramdhuni.
How Ramdhuni changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −6.0 percentage points (−5.54 km²); Urban land +5.7 percentage points (+5.18 km²); Forest land +0.3 percentage points (+0.28 km²).
Other local units in Sunsari district
Questions about Ramdhuni
- What is the forest cover of Ramdhuni?
- Forest covers about 13.0% of Ramdhuni (11.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sunsari district average of 21.7%.
- How much of Ramdhuni is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 18.6% (17.0 km²), +5.7 percentage points since 2017. Ramdhuni ranks 73rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Ramdhuni?
- Ramdhuni is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sunsari district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 91.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.