Local unit · Jajarkot district · Karnali Province
Chhedagad: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Chhedagad, at 51.4% of its area. Forest covers 51.4% (about the same as the Jajarkot district average of 46.9%), farmland 3.0%, rangeland 44.8%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.4%.
Area
284 km²
Local unit, Jajarkot district
Forest (2025)
51.4%
391st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Chhedagad in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.3 | +0.3 | 1.0 |
| Agriculture land | 2.5 | 3.0 | +0.4 | 8.4 |
| Rangeland | 44.6 | 44.8 | +0.2 | 127.2 |
| Forest land | 52.4 | 51.4 | −1.0 | 146.1 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.4 | ±0.0 | 1.2 |
| 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 Chhedagad.
How Chhedagad changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −1.0 percentage points (−2.70 km²); Agriculture land +0.4 percentage points (+1.22 km²); Urban land +0.3 percentage points (+0.88 km²).
Other local units in Jajarkot district
Questions about Chhedagad
- What is the forest cover of Chhedagad?
- Forest covers about 51.4% of Chhedagad (146 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Jajarkot district average of 46.9%.
- How much of Chhedagad is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (1.0 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Chhedagad ranks 610th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chhedagad?
- Chhedagad is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jajarkot district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 284 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.