Local unit · Rasuwa district · Bagmati Province
Kalika: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Kalika, at 66.5% of its area. Forest covers 66.5% (more than the Rasuwa district average of 30.8%), farmland 0.6%, rangeland 26.1%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 5.3% and water 1.0%.
Area
42.5 km²
Local unit, Rasuwa district
Forest (2025)
66.5%
180th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Kalika in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
| Agriculture land | 1.0 | 0.6 | −0.4 | 0.3 |
| Rangeland | 25.5 | 26.1 | +0.6 | 11.1 |
| Forest land | 62.0 | 66.5 | +4.5 | 28.3 |
| Water | 1.1 | 1.0 | −0.1 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 10.0 | 5.3 | −4.8 | 2.2 |
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):
Barren land −4.8 percentage points (−2.02 km²); Forest land +4.5 percentage points (+1.92 km²); Rangeland +0.6 percentage points (+0.25 km²).
Other local units in Rasuwa district
Questions about Kalika
- What is the forest cover of Kalika?
- Forest covers about 66.5% of Kalika (28.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Rasuwa district average of 30.8%.
- How much of Kalika is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (0.2 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Kalika ranks 593rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kalika?
- Kalika is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rasuwa district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 42.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.