Local unit · Rukum West district · Karnali Province
Chaurjahari: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Chaurjahari, at 52.9% of its area. Forest covers 52.9% (about the same as the Rukum West district average of 47.5%), farmland 6.9%, rangeland 34.9%, built-up land 3.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.6% and water 0.9%.
Area
107 km²
Local unit, Rukum West district
Forest (2025)
52.9%
377th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
3.9%
+2.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Chaurjahari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.0 | 3.9 | +2.9 | 4.2 |
| Agriculture land | 9.4 | 6.9 | −2.5 | 7.4 |
| Rangeland | 34.6 | 34.9 | +0.3 | 37.4 |
| Forest land | 53.4 | 52.9 | −0.5 | 56.7 |
| Water | 1.0 | 0.9 | −0.1 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.6 | −0.1 | 0.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chaurjahari.
How Chaurjahari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.9 percentage points (+3.10 km²); Agriculture land −2.5 percentage points (−2.68 km²); Forest land −0.5 percentage points (−0.53 km²).
Other local units in Rukum West district
Questions about Chaurjahari
- What is the forest cover of Chaurjahari?
- Forest covers about 52.9% of Chaurjahari (56.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Rukum West district average of 47.5%.
- How much of Chaurjahari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 3.9% (4.2 km²), +2.9 percentage points since 2017. Chaurjahari ranks 352nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chaurjahari?
- Chaurjahari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rukum West district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 107 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.