Local unit · Bajura district · Sudur Paschim Province
Swamikartik Khapar: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Swamikartik Khapar, at 55.2% of its area. Forest covers 43.0% (more than the Bajura district average of 36.5%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 55.2%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 1.2%.
Area
110 km²
Local unit, Bajura district
Forest (2025)
43.0%
458th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Swamikartik Khapar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.4 | +0.4 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.2 | +0.2 | 0.2 |
| Rangeland | 56.4 | 55.2 | −1.3 | 60.9 |
| Forest land | 42.4 | 43.0 | +0.5 | 47.4 |
| Water | 1.1 | 1.2 | +0.1 | 1.3 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | ±0.0 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Swamikartik Khapar.
How Swamikartik Khapar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −1.3 percentage points (−1.39 km²); Forest land +0.5 percentage points (+0.60 km²); Urban land +0.4 percentage points (+0.49 km²).
Other local units in Bajura district
Questions about Swamikartik Khapar
- What is the forest cover of Swamikartik Khapar?
- Forest covers about 43.0% of Swamikartik Khapar (47.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Bajura district average of 36.5%.
- How much of Swamikartik Khapar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (0.5 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Swamikartik Khapar ranks 589th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Swamikartik Khapar?
- Swamikartik Khapar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bajura district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 110 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.