Local unit · Sankhuwasabha district · Koshi Province
Chainapur: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Chainapur, at 74.3% of its area. Forest covers 74.3% (more than the Sankhuwasabha district average of 56.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 24.5%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.6%.
Area
223 km²
Local unit, Sankhuwasabha district
Forest (2025)
74.3%
85th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Chainapur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.1 | 0.9 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.2 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 27.7 | 24.5 | −3.2 | 54.7 |
| Forest land | 70.5 | 74.3 | +3.8 | 165.7 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.6 | +0.1 | 1.2 |
| Barren land | 0.8 | 0.2 | −0.5 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chainapur.
How Chainapur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +3.8 percentage points (+8.43 km²); Rangeland −3.2 percentage points (−7.16 km²); Barren land −0.5 percentage points (−1.20 km²).
Other local units in Sankhuwasabha district
Questions about Chainapur
- What is the forest cover of Chainapur?
- Forest covers about 74.3% of Chainapur (166 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Sankhuwasabha district average of 56.4%.
- How much of Chainapur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (0.9 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Chainapur ranks 596th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chainapur?
- Chainapur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sankhuwasabha district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 223 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.