Local unit · Ilam district · Koshi Province
Deumai: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Deumai, at 80.0% of its area. Forest covers 80.0% (about the same as the Ilam district average of 81.6%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 17.1%, built-up land 2.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.3%.
Area
191 km²
Local unit, Ilam district
Forest (2025)
80.0%
36th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.6%
+0.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Deumai in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.1 | 2.6 | +0.5 | 4.9 |
| Agriculture land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 18.8 | 17.1 | −1.7 | 32.7 |
| Forest land | 79.0 | 80.0 | +1.0 | 152.8 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.3 | +0.3 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +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 Deumai.
How Deumai changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −1.7 percentage points (−3.23 km²); Forest land +1.0 percentage points (+1.82 km²); Urban land +0.5 percentage points (+0.88 km²).
Other local units in Ilam district
Questions about Deumai
- What is the forest cover of Deumai?
- Forest covers about 80.0% of Deumai (153 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Ilam district average of 81.6%.
- How much of Deumai is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.6% (4.9 km²), +0.5 percentage points since 2017. Deumai ranks 398th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Deumai?
- Deumai is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Ilam district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 191 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.