Local unit · Dhankuta district · Koshi Province
Sangurigadhi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Sangurigadhi, at 74.6% of its area. Forest covers 74.6% (about the same as the Dhankuta district average of 67.9%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 22.4%, built-up land 1.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 1.3%.
Area
166 km²
Local unit, Dhankuta district
Forest (2025)
74.6%
78th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.4%
+0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Sangurigadhi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.8 | 1.4 | +0.6 | 2.4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 23.6 | 22.4 | −1.2 | 37.2 |
| Forest land | 74.2 | 74.6 | +0.5 | 123.9 |
| Water | 1.2 | 1.3 | +0.1 | 2.1 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.2 | ±0.0 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sangurigadhi.
How Sangurigadhi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −1.2 percentage points (−1.94 km²); Urban land +0.6 percentage points (+1.00 km²); Forest land +0.5 percentage points (+0.76 km²).
Other local units in Dhankuta district
Questions about Sangurigadhi
- What is the forest cover of Sangurigadhi?
- Forest covers about 74.6% of Sangurigadhi (124 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dhankuta district average of 67.9%.
- How much of Sangurigadhi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.4% (2.4 km²), +0.6 percentage points since 2017. Sangurigadhi ranks 463rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sangurigadhi?
- Sangurigadhi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dhankuta district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 166 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.