Local unit · Udayapur district · Koshi Province
Chaudandigadhi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Chaudandigadhi, at 66.8% of its area. Forest covers 66.8% (about the same as the Udayapur district average of 68.5%), farmland 16.8%, rangeland 9.6%, built-up land 4.0%, bare land, rock and snow 1.7% and water 1.2%.
Area
283 km²
Local unit, Udayapur district
Forest (2025)
66.8%
172nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.0%
+2.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Chaudandigadhi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.0 | 4.0 | +2.0 | 11.2 |
| Agriculture land | 18.5 | 16.8 | −1.7 | 47.6 |
| Rangeland | 7.7 | 9.6 | +1.9 | 27.1 |
| Forest land | 67.7 | 66.8 | −0.9 | 189.2 |
| Water | 1.4 | 1.2 | −0.2 | 3.3 |
| Barren land | 2.8 | 1.7 | −1.1 | 4.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chaudandigadhi.
How Chaudandigadhi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.0 percentage points (+5.64 km²); Rangeland +1.9 percentage points (+5.41 km²); Agriculture land −1.7 percentage points (−4.82 km²).
Other local units in Udayapur district
Questions about Chaudandigadhi
- What is the forest cover of Chaudandigadhi?
- Forest covers about 66.8% of Chaudandigadhi (189 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Udayapur district average of 68.5%.
- How much of Chaudandigadhi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.0% (11.2 km²), +2.0 percentage points since 2017. Chaudandigadhi ranks 348th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chaudandigadhi?
- Chaudandigadhi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Udayapur district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 283 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.