Local unit · Kalikot district · Karnali Province
Khandachakra: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Khandachakra, at 62.3% of its area. Forest covers 33.7% (less than the Kalikot district average of 50.9%), farmland 2.3%, rangeland 62.3%, built-up land 1.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.8%.
Area
133 km²
Local unit, Kalikot district
Forest (2025)
33.7%
515th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.0%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Khandachakra in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.6 | 1.0 | +0.4 | 1.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.5 | 2.3 | +1.8 | 3.1 |
| Rangeland | 63.1 | 62.3 | −0.8 | 82.9 |
| Forest land | 35.0 | 33.7 | −1.3 | 44.8 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.8 | +0.1 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.2 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Khandachakra.
How Khandachakra changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land +1.8 percentage points (+2.44 km²); Forest land −1.3 percentage points (−1.73 km²); Rangeland −0.8 percentage points (−1.08 km²).
Other local units in Kalikot district
Questions about Khandachakra
- What is the forest cover of Khandachakra?
- Forest covers about 33.7% of Khandachakra (44.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kalikot district average of 50.9%.
- How much of Khandachakra is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.0% (1.3 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Khandachakra ranks 500th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Khandachakra?
- Khandachakra is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kalikot district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 133 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.