Local unit · Kailali district · Sudur Paschim Province
Ghodaghodi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Ghodaghodi, at 64.3% of its area. Forest covers 64.3% (about the same as the Kailali district average of 60.1%), farmland 25.9%, rangeland 2.4%, built-up land 5.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.8% and water 1.3%.
Area
354 km²
Local unit, Kailali district
Forest (2025)
64.3%
220th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
5.4%
+3.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Ghodaghodi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.2 | 5.4 | +3.2 | 19.0 |
| Agriculture land | 28.6 | 25.9 | −2.7 | 91.6 |
| Rangeland | 1.7 | 2.4 | +0.7 | 8.4 |
| Forest land | 65.3 | 64.3 | −1.1 | 227.3 |
| Water | 1.2 | 1.3 | +0.1 | 4.7 |
| Barren land | 1.0 | 0.8 | −0.2 | 2.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Ghodaghodi.
How Ghodaghodi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +3.2 percentage points (+11.35 km²); Agriculture land −2.7 percentage points (−9.59 km²); Forest land −1.1 percentage points (−3.86 km²).
Other local units in Kailali district
Questions about Ghodaghodi
- What is the forest cover of Ghodaghodi?
- Forest covers about 64.3% of Ghodaghodi (227 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Kailali district average of 60.1%.
- How much of Ghodaghodi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 5.4% (19.0 km²), +3.2 percentage points since 2017. Ghodaghodi ranks 314th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Ghodaghodi?
- Ghodaghodi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kailali district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 354 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.