Local unit · Jumla district · Karnali Province
Patarasi: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Patarasi, at 62.2% of its area. Forest covers 18.8% (less than the Jumla district average of 33.2%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 62.2%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 18.4% and water 0.2%.
Area
814 km²
Local unit, Jumla district
Forest (2025)
18.8%
568th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Patarasi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.9 |
| Agriculture land | 0.5 | 0.3 | −0.2 | 2.2 |
| Rangeland | 52.2 | 62.2 | +10.0 | 505.9 |
| Forest land | 22.5 | 18.8 | −3.7 | 153.1 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.0 | 1.7 |
| Barren land | 24.6 | 18.4 | −6.2 | 150.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Patarasi (summarised at 12 m).
How Patarasi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +10.0 percentage points (+81.30 km²); Barren land −6.2 percentage points (−50.13 km²); Forest land −3.7 percentage points (−29.70 km²).
Other local units in Jumla district
Questions about Patarasi
- What is the forest cover of Patarasi?
- Forest covers about 18.8% of Patarasi (153 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Jumla district average of 33.2%.
- How much of Patarasi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.9 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Patarasi ranks 692nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Patarasi?
- Patarasi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jumla district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 814 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.