Local unit · Sankhuwasabha district · Koshi Province
Panchakhapan: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Panchakhapan, at 83.5% of its area. Forest covers 83.5% (more than the Sankhuwasabha district average of 56.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 15.9%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.3%.
Area
148 km²
Local unit, Sankhuwasabha district
Forest (2025)
83.5%
18th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Panchakhapan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.0 | −0.3 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 18.2 | 15.9 | −2.3 | 23.4 |
| Forest land | 80.9 | 83.5 | +2.6 | 123.3 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.1 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Panchakhapan.
How Panchakhapan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +2.6 percentage points (+3.83 km²); Rangeland −2.3 percentage points (−3.43 km²); Agriculture land −0.3 percentage points (−0.47 km²).
Other local units in Sankhuwasabha district
Questions about Panchakhapan
- What is the forest cover of Panchakhapan?
- Forest covers about 83.5% of Panchakhapan (123 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Sankhuwasabha district average of 56.4%.
- How much of Panchakhapan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.4 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Panchakhapan ranks 642nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Panchakhapan?
- Panchakhapan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sankhuwasabha district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 148 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.