Local unit · Kavrepalanchok district · Bagmati Province
Khanikhola: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Khanikhola, at 71.3% of its area. Forest covers 71.3% (more than the Kavrepalanchok district average of 56.5%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 28.0%, built-up land 0.1%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.4%.
Area
132 km²
Local unit, Kavrepalanchok district
Forest (2025)
71.3%
114th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.1%
−0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Khanikhola in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 27.6 | 28.0 | +0.5 | 36.9 |
| Forest land | 71.9 | 71.3 | −0.6 | 93.8 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.1 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Khanikhola.
How Khanikhola changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −0.6 percentage points (−0.74 km²); Rangeland +0.5 percentage points (+0.62 km²); Barren land +0.1 percentage points (+0.13 km²).
Other local units in Kavrepalanchok district
Questions about Khanikhola
- What is the forest cover of Khanikhola?
- Forest covers about 71.3% of Khanikhola (93.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Kavrepalanchok district average of 56.5%.
- How much of Khanikhola is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.1% (0.1 km²), −0.1 percentage points since 2017. Khanikhola ranks 691st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Khanikhola?
- Khanikhola is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kavrepalanchok district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 132 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.