Local unit · Parsa district · Madhesh Province
Kalikamai: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Kalikamai, at 88.4% of its area. Forest covers 0.2% (less than the Parsa district average of 56.5%), farmland 88.4%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 10.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.6%.
Area
24.3 km²
Local unit, Parsa district
Forest (2025)
0.2%
766th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
10.8%
+2.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Kalikamai in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.2 | 10.8 | +2.6 | 2.6 |
| Agriculture land | 91.1 | 88.4 | −2.7 | 21.5 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.0 | 0.1 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.2 | 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 Kalikamai.
How Kalikamai changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −2.7 percentage points (−0.66 km²); Urban land +2.6 percentage points (+0.63 km²); Water +0.2 percentage points (+0.04 km²).
Other local units in Parsa district
Questions about Kalikamai
- What is the forest cover of Kalikamai?
- Forest covers about 0.2% of Kalikamai (0.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Parsa district average of 56.5%.
- How much of Kalikamai is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 10.8% (2.6 km²), +2.6 percentage points since 2017. Kalikamai ranks 220th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kalikamai?
- Kalikamai is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Parsa district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 24.3 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.