Local unit · Doti district · Sudur Paschim Province
Purbichouki: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Purbichouki, at 53.2% of its area. Forest covers 53.2% (less than the Doti district average of 70.7%), farmland 0.8%, rangeland 44.5%, built-up land 1.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
117 km²
Local unit, Doti district
Forest (2025)
53.2%
371st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.5%
+1.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Purbichouki in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.4 | 1.5 | +1.0 | 1.7 |
| Agriculture land | 1.1 | 0.8 | −0.3 | 0.9 |
| Rangeland | 48.9 | 44.5 | −4.4 | 52.3 |
| Forest land | 49.7 | 53.2 | +3.6 | 62.5 |
| 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 Purbichouki.
How Purbichouki changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −4.4 percentage points (−5.12 km²); Forest land +3.6 percentage points (+4.20 km²); Urban land +1.0 percentage points (+1.23 km²).
Other local units in Doti district
Questions about Purbichouki
- What is the forest cover of Purbichouki?
- Forest covers about 53.2% of Purbichouki (62.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Doti district average of 70.7%.
- How much of Purbichouki is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.5% (1.7 km²), +1.0 percentage points since 2017. Purbichouki ranks 461st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Purbichouki?
- Purbichouki is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Doti district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 117 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.