Local unit · Kailali district · Sudur Paschim Province
Kailari: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Kailari, at 50.4% of its area. Forest covers 50.4% (less than the Kailali district average of 60.1%), farmland 38.1%, rangeland 2.8%, built-up land 5.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 2.5%.
Area
233 km²
Local unit, Kailali district
Forest (2025)
50.4%
400th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
5.8%
+2.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Kailari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 3.5 | 5.8 | +2.3 | 13.5 |
| Agriculture land | 39.6 | 38.1 | −1.5 | 88.7 |
| Rangeland | 2.0 | 2.8 | +0.8 | 6.5 |
| Forest land | 51.8 | 50.4 | −1.4 | 117.3 |
| Water | 2.3 | 2.5 | +0.2 | 5.9 |
| Barren land | 0.9 | 0.4 | −0.5 | 0.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kailari.
How Kailari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.3 percentage points (+5.42 km²); Agriculture land −1.5 percentage points (−3.47 km²); Forest land −1.4 percentage points (−3.31 km²).
Other local units in Kailali district
Questions about Kailari
- What is the forest cover of Kailari?
- Forest covers about 50.4% of Kailari (117 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Kailali district average of 60.1%.
- How much of Kailari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 5.8% (13.5 km²), +2.3 percentage points since 2017. Kailari ranks 306th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kailari?
- Kailari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kailali district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 233 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.