Local unit · Khotang district · Koshi Province
Aiselukharka: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Aiselukharka, at 65.9% of its area. Forest covers 65.9% (about the same as the Khotang district average of 62.5%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 33.2%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.5%.
Area
125 km²
Local unit, Khotang district
Forest (2025)
65.9%
200th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Aiselukharka in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 30.2 | 33.2 | +3.0 | 41.6 |
| Forest land | 68.6 | 65.9 | −2.7 | 82.4 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.0 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Aiselukharka.
How Aiselukharka changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +3.0 percentage points (+3.76 km²); Forest land −2.7 percentage points (−3.39 km²); Agriculture land −0.2 percentage points (−0.30 km²).
Other local units in Khotang district
Questions about Aiselukharka
- What is the forest cover of Aiselukharka?
- Forest covers about 65.9% of Aiselukharka (82.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Khotang district average of 62.5%.
- How much of Aiselukharka is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.3 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Aiselukharka ranks 646th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Aiselukharka?
- Aiselukharka is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Khotang district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 125 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.