Local unit · Chitawan district · Bagmati Province
Kalika: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Kalika, at 66.2% of its area. Forest covers 66.2% (about the same as the Chitawan district average of 65.1%), farmland 11.4%, rangeland 12.5%, built-up land 9.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
149 km²
Local unit, Chitawan district
Forest (2025)
66.2%
189th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
9.9%
+3.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Kalika in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 6.6 | 9.9 | +3.3 | 14.7 |
| Agriculture land | 14.3 | 11.4 | −2.9 | 17.0 |
| Rangeland | 9.2 | 12.5 | +3.4 | 18.7 |
| Forest land | 69.8 | 66.2 | −3.6 | 98.7 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kalika.
How Kalika changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −3.6 percentage points (−5.43 km²); Rangeland +3.4 percentage points (+5.01 km²); Urban land +3.3 percentage points (+4.85 km²).
Other local units in Chitawan district
Questions about Kalika
- What is the forest cover of Kalika?
- Forest covers about 66.2% of Kalika (98.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Chitawan district average of 65.1%.
- How much of Kalika is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 9.9% (14.7 km²), +3.3 percentage points since 2017. Kalika ranks 237th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kalika?
- Kalika is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Chitawan district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 149 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.