Local unit · Gulmi district · Lumbini Province
Chhatrakot: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Chhatrakot, at 68.6% of its area. Forest covers 68.6% (about the same as the Gulmi district average of 62.3%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 29.2%, built-up land 1.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.7% and water 0.5%.
Area
87.0 km²
Local unit, Gulmi district
Forest (2025)
68.6%
150th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.1%
−0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Chhatrakot in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.7 | 1.1 | −0.6 | 0.9 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 28.6 | 29.2 | +0.6 | 25.4 |
| Forest land | 66.1 | 68.6 | +2.5 | 59.6 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.0 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 3.0 | 0.7 | −2.3 | 0.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chhatrakot.
How Chhatrakot changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +2.5 percentage points (+2.15 km²); Barren land −2.3 percentage points (−2.01 km²); Urban land −0.6 percentage points (−0.53 km²).
Other local units in Gulmi district
Questions about Chhatrakot
- What is the forest cover of Chhatrakot?
- Forest covers about 68.6% of Chhatrakot (59.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Gulmi district average of 62.3%.
- How much of Chhatrakot is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.1% (0.9 km²), −0.6 percentage points since 2017. Chhatrakot ranks 494th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chhatrakot?
- Chhatrakot is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gulmi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 87.0 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.