Local unit · Sankhuwasabha district · Koshi Province
Sabhapokhari: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Sabhapokhari, at 71.0% of its area. Forest covers 71.0% (more than the Sankhuwasabha district average of 56.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 28.9%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
222 km²
Local unit, Sankhuwasabha district
Forest (2025)
71.0%
117th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Sabhapokhari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.2 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 28.7 | 28.9 | +0.2 | 63.9 |
| Forest land | 70.4 | 71.0 | +0.5 | 157.2 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.0 | −0.6 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sabhapokhari.
How Sabhapokhari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Barren land −0.6 percentage points (−1.24 km²); Forest land +0.5 percentage points (+1.13 km²); Agriculture land −0.2 percentage points (−0.44 km²).
Other local units in Sankhuwasabha district
Questions about Sabhapokhari
- What is the forest cover of Sabhapokhari?
- Forest covers about 71.0% of Sabhapokhari (157 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Sankhuwasabha district average of 56.4%.
- How much of Sabhapokhari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.1 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Sabhapokhari ranks 728th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sabhapokhari?
- Sabhapokhari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sankhuwasabha district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 222 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.