Local unit · Mugu district · Karnali Province
Khatyad: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Khatyad, at 53.7% of its area. Forest covers 44.9% (more than the Mugu district average of 16.5%), farmland 0.7%, rangeland 53.7%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.3%.
Area
281 km²
Local unit, Mugu district
Forest (2025)
44.9%
443rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Khatyad in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.4 | +0.3 | 1.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.7 | +0.6 | 2.0 |
| Rangeland | 51.7 | 53.7 | +2.0 | 150.9 |
| Forest land | 47.8 | 44.9 | −2.9 | 126.1 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.0 | 0.8 |
| 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 Khatyad.
How Khatyad changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −2.9 percentage points (−8.23 km²); Rangeland +2.0 percentage points (+5.73 km²); Agriculture land +0.6 percentage points (+1.60 km²).
Other local units in Mugu district
Questions about Khatyad
- What is the forest cover of Khatyad?
- Forest covers about 44.9% of Khatyad (126 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Mugu district average of 16.5%.
- How much of Khatyad is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (1.1 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Khatyad ranks 598th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Khatyad?
- Khatyad is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Mugu district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 281 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.