Local unit · Kanchanpur district · Sudur Paschim Province
Shuklaphanta: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Shuklaphanta, at 71.9% of its area. Forest covers 71.9% (more than the Kanchanpur district average of 50.0%), farmland 1.8%, rangeland 20.5%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 3.2% and water 2.6%.
Land cover of Shuklaphanta in 2025
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| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture land | 2.3 | 1.8 | −0.6 | 7.0 |
| Rangeland | 17.8 | 20.5 | +2.7 | 81.8 |
| Forest land | 74.0 | 71.9 | −2.0 | 287.0 |
| Water | 2.4 | 2.6 | +0.2 | 10.3 |
| Barren land | 3.5 | 3.2 | −0.3 | 12.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Shuklaphanta (summarised at 10 m).
How Shuklaphanta changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.7 percentage points (+10.65 km²); Forest land −2.0 percentage points (−8.06 km²); Agriculture land −0.6 percentage points (−2.23 km²).
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Questions about Shuklaphanta
- What is the forest cover of Shuklaphanta?
- Forest covers about 71.9% of Shuklaphanta (287 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Kanchanpur district average of 50.0%.
- How much of Shuklaphanta is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.3 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Shuklaphanta ranks 711th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Shuklaphanta?
- Shuklaphanta is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kanchanpur district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 399 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.