Local unit · Humla district · Karnali Province
Chankheli: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Chankheli, at 49.7% of its area. Forest covers 9.2% (about the same as the Humla district average of 8.5%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 49.7%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 40.9% and water 0.2%.
Area
1,310 km²
Local unit, Humla district
Forest (2025)
9.2%
611th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Chankheli in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.4 |
| Rangeland | 46.5 | 49.7 | +3.2 | 650.3 |
| Forest land | 16.2 | 9.2 | −7.0 | 120.4 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 2.5 |
| Barren land | 36.9 | 40.9 | +4.0 | 536.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chankheli (summarised at 14 m).
How Chankheli changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −7.0 percentage points (−92.34 km²); Barren land +4.0 percentage points (+52.65 km²); Rangeland +3.2 percentage points (+41.65 km²).
Other local units in Humla district
Questions about Chankheli
- What is the forest cover of Chankheli?
- Forest covers about 9.2% of Chankheli (120 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Humla district average of 8.5%.
- How much of Chankheli is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.1 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Chankheli ranks 750th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chankheli?
- Chankheli is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Humla district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 1,310 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.