Local unit · Chitawan district · Bagmati Province
Khairahani: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Khairahani, at 53.6% of its area. Forest covers 22.3% (less than the Chitawan district average of 65.1%), farmland 53.6%, rangeland 2.2%, built-up land 20.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 1.3%.
Area
85.6 km²
Local unit, Chitawan district
Forest (2025)
22.3%
559th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
20.5%
+6.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Khairahani in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 14.2 | 20.5 | +6.4 | 17.6 |
| Agriculture land | 59.0 | 53.6 | −5.4 | 45.9 |
| Rangeland | 2.7 | 2.2 | −0.5 | 1.9 |
| Forest land | 22.3 | 22.3 | −0.0 | 19.1 |
| Water | 1.3 | 1.3 | −0.0 | 1.1 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.1 | −0.4 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Khairahani.
How Khairahani changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +6.4 percentage points (+5.44 km²); Agriculture land −5.4 percentage points (−4.63 km²); Rangeland −0.5 percentage points (−0.47 km²).
Other local units in Chitawan district
Questions about Khairahani
- What is the forest cover of Khairahani?
- Forest covers about 22.3% of Khairahani (19.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Chitawan district average of 65.1%.
- How much of Khairahani is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 20.5% (17.6 km²), +6.4 percentage points since 2017. Khairahani ranks 59th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Khairahani?
- Khairahani is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Chitawan district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 85.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.