Local unit · Okhaldhunga district · Koshi Province
Khiji Demba: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Khiji Demba, at 70.3% of its area. Forest covers 70.3% (more than the Okhaldhunga district average of 53.3%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 28.8%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.6% and water 0.0%.
Area
180 km²
Local unit, Okhaldhunga district
Forest (2025)
70.3%
125th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
−0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Khiji Demba in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.2 | −0.0 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 25.2 | 28.8 | +3.6 | 51.7 |
| Forest land | 72.3 | 70.3 | −1.9 | 126.3 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 2.3 | 0.6 | −1.7 | 1.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Khiji Demba.
How Khiji Demba changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +3.6 percentage points (+6.50 km²); Forest land −1.9 percentage points (−3.45 km²); Barren land −1.7 percentage points (−3.00 km²).
Other local units in Okhaldhunga district
Questions about Khiji Demba
- What is the forest cover of Khiji Demba?
- Forest covers about 70.3% of Khiji Demba (126 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Okhaldhunga district average of 53.3%.
- How much of Khiji Demba is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.4 km²), −0.0 percentage points since 2017. Khiji Demba ranks 647th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Khiji Demba?
- Khiji Demba is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Okhaldhunga district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 180 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.