Local unit · Bajhang district · Sudur Paschim Province
Khaptad Chhanna: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Khaptad Chhanna, at 54.8% of its area. Forest covers 43.8% (more than the Bajhang district average of 23.5%), farmland 0.6%, rangeland 54.8%, built-up land 0.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
113 km²
Local unit, Bajhang district
Forest (2025)
43.8%
454th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.7%
+0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Khaptad Chhanna in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.7 | +0.6 | 0.8 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.6 | +0.4 | 0.7 |
| Rangeland | 57.2 | 54.8 | −2.3 | 62.1 |
| Forest land | 42.5 | 43.8 | +1.3 | 49.6 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| 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 Khaptad Chhanna.
How Khaptad Chhanna changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −2.3 percentage points (−2.65 km²); Forest land +1.3 percentage points (+1.45 km²); Urban land +0.6 percentage points (+0.62 km²).
Other local units in Bajhang district
Questions about Khaptad Chhanna
- What is the forest cover of Khaptad Chhanna?
- Forest covers about 43.8% of Khaptad Chhanna (49.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Bajhang district average of 23.5%.
- How much of Khaptad Chhanna is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.7% (0.8 km²), +0.6 percentage points since 2017. Khaptad Chhanna ranks 544th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Khaptad Chhanna?
- Khaptad Chhanna is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bajhang district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 113 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.