Local unit · Doti district · Sudur Paschim Province
Aadarsha: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Aadarsha, at 52.7% of its area. Forest covers 52.7% (less than the Doti district average of 70.7%), farmland 1.2%, rangeland 44.4%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 0.8%.
Area
128 km²
Local unit, Doti district
Forest (2025)
52.7%
378th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Aadarsha in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.4 | +0.4 | 0.6 |
| Agriculture land | 1.2 | 1.2 | −0.0 | 1.6 |
| Rangeland | 47.3 | 44.4 | −3.0 | 56.9 |
| Forest land | 50.1 | 52.7 | +2.6 | 67.6 |
| Water | 0.8 | 0.8 | −0.0 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.0 | 0.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Aadarsha.
How Aadarsha changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −3.0 percentage points (−3.79 km²); Forest land +2.6 percentage points (+3.33 km²); Urban land +0.4 percentage points (+0.50 km²).
Other local units in Doti district
Questions about Aadarsha
- What is the forest cover of Aadarsha?
- Forest covers about 52.7% of Aadarsha (67.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Doti district average of 70.7%.
- How much of Aadarsha is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (0.6 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Aadarsha ranks 586th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Aadarsha?
- Aadarsha is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Doti district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 128 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.