Local unit · Achham district · Sudur Paschim Province
Chaurpati: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Chaurpati, at 54.8% of its area. Forest covers 54.8% (about the same as the Achham district average of 55.6%), farmland 0.7%, rangeland 42.9%, built-up land 0.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.9%.
Area
182 km²
Local unit, Achham district
Forest (2025)
54.8%
354th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.6%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Chaurpati in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.6 | +0.4 | 1.1 |
| Agriculture land | 1.0 | 0.7 | −0.3 | 1.3 |
| Rangeland | 46.8 | 42.9 | −3.8 | 78.0 |
| Forest land | 51.2 | 54.8 | +3.6 | 99.7 |
| Water | 0.8 | 0.9 | +0.1 | 1.6 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.0 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chaurpati.
How Chaurpati changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −3.8 percentage points (−6.98 km²); Forest land +3.6 percentage points (+6.60 km²); Urban land +0.4 percentage points (+0.78 km²).
Other local units in Achham district
Questions about Chaurpati
- What is the forest cover of Chaurpati?
- Forest covers about 54.8% of Chaurpati (99.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Achham district average of 55.6%.
- How much of Chaurpati is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.6% (1.1 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Chaurpati ranks 552nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chaurpati?
- Chaurpati is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Achham district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 182 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.