Local unit · Surkhet district · Karnali Province
Chaukune: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Chaukune, at 71.0% of its area. Forest covers 71.0% (about the same as the Surkhet district average of 61.9%), farmland 3.6%, rangeland 21.7%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 1.0% and water 2.5%.
Area
380 km²
Local unit, Surkhet district
Forest (2025)
71.0%
116th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Chaukune in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.4 | +0.2 | 1.3 |
| Agriculture land | 4.3 | 3.6 | −0.7 | 13.7 |
| Rangeland | 15.0 | 21.7 | +6.7 | 82.4 |
| Forest land | 77.2 | 71.0 | −6.2 | 270.0 |
| Water | 2.4 | 2.5 | +0.0 | 9.3 |
| Barren land | 1.1 | 1.0 | −0.1 | 3.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chaukune (summarised at 10 m).
How Chaukune changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +6.7 percentage points (+25.49 km²); Forest land −6.2 percentage points (−23.47 km²); Agriculture land −0.7 percentage points (−2.55 km²).
Other local units in Surkhet district
Questions about Chaukune
- What is the forest cover of Chaukune?
- Forest covers about 71.0% of Chaukune (270 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Surkhet district average of 61.9%.
- How much of Chaukune is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (1.3 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Chaukune ranks 607th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chaukune?
- Chaukune is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Surkhet district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 380 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.