Local unit · Dailekh district · Karnali Province
Aathbis: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Aathbis, at 59.0% of its area. Forest covers 59.0% (about the same as the Dailekh district average of 52.2%), farmland 1.2%, rangeland 36.4%, built-up land 0.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.7% and water 1.9%.
Area
168 km²
Local unit, Dailekh district
Forest (2025)
59.0%
296th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.8%
+0.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Aathbis in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.8 | +0.8 | 1.4 |
| Agriculture land | 2.0 | 1.2 | −0.8 | 2.0 |
| Rangeland | 41.6 | 36.4 | −5.2 | 61.0 |
| Forest land | 53.7 | 59.0 | +5.3 | 99.0 |
| Water | 1.9 | 1.9 | −0.0 | 3.2 |
| Barren land | 0.7 | 0.7 | −0.0 | 1.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Aathbis.
How Aathbis changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +5.3 percentage points (+8.83 km²); Rangeland −5.2 percentage points (−8.74 km²); Urban land +0.8 percentage points (+1.26 km²).
Other local units in Dailekh district
Questions about Aathbis
- What is the forest cover of Aathbis?
- Forest covers about 59.0% of Aathbis (99.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dailekh district average of 52.2%.
- How much of Aathbis is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.8% (1.4 km²), +0.8 percentage points since 2017. Aathbis ranks 520th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Aathbis?
- Aathbis is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dailekh district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 168 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.