Local unit · Kalikot district · Karnali Province
Pachal Jharana: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Pachal Jharana, at 59.8% of its area. Forest covers 39.1% (less than the Kalikot district average of 50.9%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 59.8%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.9%.
Area
167 km²
Local unit, Kalikot district
Forest (2025)
39.1%
492nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Pachal Jharana in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.2 | +0.2 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 57.9 | 59.8 | +1.9 | 99.7 |
| Forest land | 40.7 | 39.1 | −1.5 | 65.3 |
| Water | 0.9 | 0.9 | −0.0 | 1.4 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.0 | −0.5 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Pachal Jharana.
How Pachal Jharana changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +1.9 percentage points (+3.15 km²); Forest land −1.5 percentage points (−2.57 km²); Barren land −0.5 percentage points (−0.92 km²).
Other local units in Kalikot district
Questions about Pachal Jharana
- What is the forest cover of Pachal Jharana?
- Forest covers about 39.1% of Pachal Jharana (65.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kalikot district average of 50.9%.
- How much of Pachal Jharana is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.3 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Pachal Jharana ranks 658th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Pachal Jharana?
- Pachal Jharana is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kalikot district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 167 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.