Local unit · Kalikot district · Karnali Province
Raskot: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Raskot, at 61.5% of its area. Forest covers 29.8% (less than the Kalikot district average of 50.9%), farmland 6.0%, rangeland 61.5%, built-up land 2.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.6%.
Area
59.7 km²
Local unit, Kalikot district
Forest (2025)
29.8%
533rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.2%
+2.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Raskot in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 2.2 | +2.0 | 1.3 |
| Agriculture land | 4.3 | 6.0 | +1.7 | 3.6 |
| Rangeland | 65.8 | 61.5 | −4.4 | 36.7 |
| Forest land | 28.7 | 29.8 | +1.1 | 17.8 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.6 | +0.1 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.0 | −0.5 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Raskot.
How Raskot changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −4.4 percentage points (−2.60 km²); Urban land +2.0 percentage points (+1.16 km²); Agriculture land +1.7 percentage points (+1.03 km²).
Other local units in Kalikot district
Questions about Raskot
- What is the forest cover of Raskot?
- Forest covers about 29.8% of Raskot (17.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kalikot district average of 50.9%.
- How much of Raskot is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.2% (1.3 km²), +2.0 percentage points since 2017. Raskot ranks 417th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Raskot?
- Raskot is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kalikot district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 59.7 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.