Local unit · Doti district · Sudur Paschim Province
Shikhar: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Shikhar, at 75.3% of its area. Forest covers 75.3% (about the same as the Doti district average of 70.7%), farmland 1.7%, rangeland 21.2%, built-up land 0.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.6% and water 0.8%.
Area
285 km²
Local unit, Doti district
Forest (2025)
75.3%
74th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.5%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Shikhar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.5 | +0.3 | 1.3 |
| Agriculture land | 2.7 | 1.7 | −1.0 | 4.8 |
| Rangeland | 20.6 | 21.2 | +0.6 | 60.4 |
| Forest land | 75.2 | 75.3 | +0.1 | 214.3 |
| Water | 0.9 | 0.8 | −0.1 | 2.3 |
| Barren land | 0.5 | 0.6 | +0.1 | 1.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Shikhar.
How Shikhar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −1.0 percentage points (−2.85 km²); Rangeland +0.6 percentage points (+1.85 km²); Urban land +0.3 percentage points (+0.91 km²).
Other local units in Doti district
Questions about Shikhar
- What is the forest cover of Shikhar?
- Forest covers about 75.3% of Shikhar (214 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Doti district average of 70.7%.
- How much of Shikhar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.5% (1.3 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Shikhar ranks 585th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Shikhar?
- Shikhar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Doti district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 285 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.