Local unit · Bajhang district · Sudur Paschim Province
Chhabis Pathibhara: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Chhabis Pathibhara, at 66.4% of its area. Forest covers 32.1% (more than the Bajhang district average of 23.5%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 66.4%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.6%.
Area
116 km²
Local unit, Bajhang district
Forest (2025)
32.1%
523rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Chhabis Pathibhara in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.4 | +0.4 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.0 | 0.3 |
| Rangeland | 68.6 | 66.4 | −2.2 | 77.1 |
| Forest land | 30.1 | 32.1 | +1.9 | 37.2 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.6 | ±0.0 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chhabis Pathibhara.
How Chhabis Pathibhara changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −2.2 percentage points (−2.57 km²); Forest land +1.9 percentage points (+2.24 km²); Urban land +0.4 percentage points (+0.45 km²).
Other local units in Bajhang district
Questions about Chhabis Pathibhara
- What is the forest cover of Chhabis Pathibhara?
- Forest covers about 32.1% of Chhabis Pathibhara (37.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Bajhang district average of 23.5%.
- How much of Chhabis Pathibhara is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (0.5 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Chhabis Pathibhara ranks 587th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chhabis Pathibhara?
- Chhabis Pathibhara is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bajhang district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 116 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.