Local unit · Chitawan district · Bagmati Province
Ichchha Kamana: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Ichchha Kamana, at 68.6% of its area. Forest covers 68.6% (about the same as the Chitawan district average of 65.1%), farmland 1.1%, rangeland 27.6%, built-up land 1.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 1.2%.
Area
167 km²
Local unit, Chitawan district
Forest (2025)
68.6%
148th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.5%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Ichchha Kamana in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.2 | 1.5 | +0.4 | 2.6 |
| Agriculture land | 1.3 | 1.1 | −0.2 | 1.8 |
| Rangeland | 21.6 | 27.6 | +6.0 | 46.1 |
| Forest land | 74.6 | 68.6 | −6.0 | 114.4 |
| Water | 1.3 | 1.2 | −0.1 | 1.9 |
| 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 Ichchha Kamana.
How Ichchha Kamana changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −6.0 percentage points (−10.07 km²); Rangeland +6.0 percentage points (+10.04 km²); Urban land +0.4 percentage points (+0.58 km²).
Other local units in Chitawan district
Questions about Ichchha Kamana
- What is the forest cover of Ichchha Kamana?
- Forest covers about 68.6% of Ichchha Kamana (114 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Chitawan district average of 65.1%.
- How much of Ichchha Kamana is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.5% (2.6 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Ichchha Kamana ranks 449th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Ichchha Kamana?
- Ichchha Kamana is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Chitawan district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 167 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.