Local unit · Sankhuwasabha district · Koshi Province
Chichila: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Chichila, at 89.2% of its area. Forest covers 89.2% (more than the Sankhuwasabha district average of 56.4%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 9.8%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.7%.
Area
88.3 km²
Local unit, Sankhuwasabha district
Forest (2025)
89.2%
8th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Chichila in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 | 0.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.2 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 12.7 | 9.8 | −2.9 | 8.7 |
| Forest land | 86.0 | 89.2 | +3.2 | 78.8 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.7 | +0.0 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 0.4 | 0.1 | −0.3 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chichila.
How Chichila changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +3.2 percentage points (+2.82 km²); Rangeland −2.9 percentage points (−2.59 km²); Barren land −0.3 percentage points (−0.26 km²).
Other local units in Sankhuwasabha district
Questions about Chichila
- What is the forest cover of Chichila?
- Forest covers about 89.2% of Chichila (78.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Sankhuwasabha district average of 56.4%.
- How much of Chichila is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.2 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Chichila ranks 639th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chichila?
- Chichila is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sankhuwasabha district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 88.3 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.