Local unit · Dailekh district · Karnali Province
Chamunda Bindrasaini: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Chamunda Bindrasaini, at 43.8% of its area. Forest covers 42.6% (less than the Dailekh district average of 52.2%), farmland 12.3%, rangeland 43.8%, built-up land 0.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.6%.
Area
90.5 km²
Local unit, Dailekh district
Forest (2025)
42.6%
462nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.8%
+0.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Chamunda Bindrasaini in 2025
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| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.8 | +0.7 | 0.7 |
| Agriculture land | 19.6 | 12.3 | −7.3 | 11.1 |
| Rangeland | 43.7 | 43.8 | +0.1 | 39.7 |
| Forest land | 36.1 | 42.6 | +6.5 | 38.5 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.6 | +0.1 | 0.5 |
| 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 Chamunda Bindrasaini.
How Chamunda Bindrasaini changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −7.3 percentage points (−6.63 km²); Forest land +6.5 percentage points (+5.86 km²); Urban land +0.7 percentage points (+0.64 km²).
Other local units in Dailekh district
Questions about Chamunda Bindrasaini
- What is the forest cover of Chamunda Bindrasaini?
- Forest covers about 42.6% of Chamunda Bindrasaini (38.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dailekh district average of 52.2%.
- How much of Chamunda Bindrasaini is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.8% (0.7 km²), +0.7 percentage points since 2017. Chamunda Bindrasaini ranks 522nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chamunda Bindrasaini?
- Chamunda Bindrasaini is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dailekh district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 90.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.