Local unit · Humla district · Karnali Province
Sarkegad: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Sarkegad, at 60.0% of its area. Forest covers 38.8% (more than the Humla district average of 8.5%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 60.0%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.7% and water 0.5%.
Area
307 km²
Local unit, Humla district
Forest (2025)
38.8%
494th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Sarkegad in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 52.3 | 60.0 | +7.8 | 184.0 |
| Forest land | 45.7 | 38.8 | −6.9 | 118.9 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.5 | −0.0 | 1.4 |
| Barren land | 1.6 | 0.7 | −0.9 | 2.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sarkegad.
How Sarkegad changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +7.8 percentage points (+23.78 km²); Forest land −6.9 percentage points (−21.03 km²); Barren land −0.9 percentage points (−2.64 km²).
Other local units in Humla district
Questions about Sarkegad
- What is the forest cover of Sarkegad?
- Forest covers about 38.8% of Sarkegad (119 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Humla district average of 8.5%.
- How much of Sarkegad is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.0 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Sarkegad ranks 755th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sarkegad?
- Sarkegad is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Humla district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 307 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.