Local unit · Bajura district · Sudur Paschim Province
Khaptad Chhededaha: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Khaptad Chhededaha, at 54.3% of its area. Forest covers 41.6% (about the same as the Bajura district average of 36.5%), farmland 2.6%, rangeland 54.3%, built-up land 1.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.1%.
Area
127 km²
Local unit, Bajura district
Forest (2025)
41.6%
470th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.2%
+1.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Khaptad Chhededaha in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 1.2 | +1.0 | 1.5 |
| Agriculture land | 2.6 | 2.6 | ±0.0 | 3.3 |
| Rangeland | 56.0 | 54.3 | −1.6 | 69.2 |
| Forest land | 40.9 | 41.6 | +0.8 | 53.0 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Khaptad Chhededaha.
How Khaptad Chhededaha changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −1.6 percentage points (−2.09 km²); Urban land +1.0 percentage points (+1.26 km²); Forest land +0.8 percentage points (+0.99 km²).
Other local units in Bajura district
Questions about Khaptad Chhededaha
- What is the forest cover of Khaptad Chhededaha?
- Forest covers about 41.6% of Khaptad Chhededaha (53.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Bajura district average of 36.5%.
- How much of Khaptad Chhededaha is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.2% (1.5 km²), +1.0 percentage points since 2017. Khaptad Chhededaha ranks 488th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Khaptad Chhededaha?
- Khaptad Chhededaha is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bajura district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 127 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.