Local unit · Doti district · Sudur Paschim Province
Khaptad: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Khaptad, at 87.6% of its area. Forest covers 87.6% (more than the Doti district average of 70.7%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 12.4%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
94.7 km²
Local unit, Doti district
Forest (2025)
87.6%
11th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
±0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Khaptad in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 11.5 | 12.4 | +0.9 | 11.7 |
| Forest land | 88.5 | 87.6 | −0.9 | 82.9 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| 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.
How Khaptad changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −0.9 percentage points (−0.85 km²); Rangeland +0.9 percentage points (+0.84 km²); Water +0.0 percentage points (+0.01 km²).
Other local units in Doti district
Questions about Khaptad
- What is the forest cover of Khaptad?
- Forest covers about 87.6% of Khaptad (82.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Doti district average of 70.7%.
- How much of Khaptad is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.0 km²), ±0.0 percentage points since 2017. Khaptad ranks 764th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Khaptad?
- Khaptad is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Doti district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 94.7 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.