Local unit · Ilam district · Koshi Province
Chulachuli: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Chulachuli, at 69.8% of its area. Forest covers 69.8% (about the same as the Ilam district average of 81.6%), farmland 11.1%, rangeland 6.6%, built-up land 11.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.7% and water 0.1%.
Area
108 km²
Local unit, Ilam district
Forest (2025)
69.8%
132nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
11.7%
+10.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Chulachuli in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.0 | 11.7 | +10.7 | 12.7 |
| Agriculture land | 19.7 | 11.1 | −8.6 | 12.0 |
| Rangeland | 9.2 | 6.6 | −2.6 | 7.1 |
| Forest land | 68.3 | 69.8 | +1.5 | 75.4 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 1.6 | 0.7 | −1.0 | 0.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chulachuli.
How Chulachuli changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +10.7 percentage points (+11.57 km²); Agriculture land −8.6 percentage points (−9.31 km²); Rangeland −2.6 percentage points (−2.81 km²).
Other local units in Ilam district
Questions about Chulachuli
- What is the forest cover of Chulachuli?
- Forest covers about 69.8% of Chulachuli (75.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Ilam district average of 81.6%.
- How much of Chulachuli is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 11.7% (12.7 km²), +10.7 percentage points since 2017. Chulachuli ranks 195th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chulachuli?
- Chulachuli is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Ilam district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 108 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.