Local unit · Arghakhanchi district · Lumbini Province
Chhatradev: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Chhatradev, at 78.4% of its area. Forest covers 78.4% (about the same as the Arghakhanchi district average of 78.3%), farmland 3.7%, rangeland 16.2%, built-up land 0.7%, bare land, rock and snow 1.1% and water 0.0%.
Area
87.6 km²
Local unit, Arghakhanchi district
Forest (2025)
78.4%
50th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.7%
−0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Chhatradev in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.8 | 0.7 | −0.1 | 0.6 |
| Agriculture land | 4.3 | 3.7 | −0.6 | 3.2 |
| Rangeland | 20.1 | 16.2 | −3.8 | 14.2 |
| Forest land | 71.5 | 78.4 | +6.9 | 68.6 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 3.3 | 1.1 | −2.2 | 0.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chhatradev.
How Chhatradev changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +6.9 percentage points (+6.01 km²); Rangeland −3.8 percentage points (−3.36 km²); Barren land −2.2 percentage points (−1.94 km²).
Other local units in Arghakhanchi district
Questions about Chhatradev
- What is the forest cover of Chhatradev?
- Forest covers about 78.4% of Chhatradev (68.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Arghakhanchi district average of 78.3%.
- How much of Chhatradev is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.7% (0.6 km²), −0.1 percentage points since 2017. Chhatradev ranks 542nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chhatradev?
- Chhatradev is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Arghakhanchi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 87.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.