Local unit · Okhaldhunga district · Koshi Province
Chishankhu Gadhi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Chishankhu Gadhi, at 51.5% of its area. Forest covers 51.5% (about the same as the Okhaldhunga district average of 53.3%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 46.6%, built-up land 0.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 1.2%.
Area
112 km²
Local unit, Okhaldhunga district
Forest (2025)
51.5%
390th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.3%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Chishankhu Gadhi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.3 | +0.2 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 | 0.2 |
| Rangeland | 44.9 | 46.6 | +1.7 | 52.1 |
| Forest land | 53.1 | 51.5 | −1.6 | 57.5 |
| Water | 1.1 | 1.2 | +0.1 | 1.4 |
| Barren land | 0.9 | 0.2 | −0.6 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chishankhu Gadhi.
How Chishankhu Gadhi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +1.7 percentage points (+1.95 km²); Forest land −1.6 percentage points (−1.80 km²); Barren land −0.6 percentage points (−0.69 km²).
Other local units in Okhaldhunga district
Questions about Chishankhu Gadhi
- What is the forest cover of Chishankhu Gadhi?
- Forest covers about 51.5% of Chishankhu Gadhi (57.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Okhaldhunga district average of 53.3%.
- How much of Chishankhu Gadhi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.3% (0.3 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Chishankhu Gadhi ranks 632nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chishankhu Gadhi?
- Chishankhu Gadhi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Okhaldhunga district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 112 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.