Local unit · Surkhet district · Karnali Province
Chingad: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Chingad, at 53.6% of its area. Forest covers 44.3% (less than the Surkhet district average of 61.9%), farmland 1.1%, rangeland 53.6%, built-up land 1.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
170 km²
Local unit, Surkhet district
Forest (2025)
44.3%
449th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.0%
+0.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Chingad in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 1.0 | +0.8 | 1.7 |
| Agriculture land | 1.7 | 1.1 | −0.5 | 1.9 |
| Rangeland | 52.9 | 53.6 | +0.6 | 91.1 |
| Forest land | 45.2 | 44.3 | −0.9 | 75.3 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chingad.
How Chingad changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −0.9 percentage points (−1.46 km²); Urban land +0.8 percentage points (+1.31 km²); Rangeland +0.6 percentage points (+1.05 km²).
Other local units in Surkhet district
Questions about Chingad
- What is the forest cover of Chingad?
- Forest covers about 44.3% of Chingad (75.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Surkhet district average of 61.9%.
- How much of Chingad is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.0% (1.7 km²), +0.8 percentage points since 2017. Chingad ranks 499th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chingad?
- Chingad is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Surkhet district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 170 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.