Local unit · Okhaldhunga district · Koshi Province
Likhu: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Likhu, at 51.4% of its area. Forest covers 51.4% (about the same as the Okhaldhunga district average of 53.3%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 47.2%, built-up land 0.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.7%.
Area
87.9 km²
Local unit, Okhaldhunga district
Forest (2025)
51.4%
392nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.6%
+0.3 points since 2017
Land cover of Likhu in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.6 | +0.3 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 45.2 | 47.2 | +2.0 | 41.5 |
| Forest land | 53.0 | 51.4 | −1.6 | 45.2 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.7 | +0.1 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 0.7 | 0.0 | −0.6 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Likhu.
How Likhu changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.0 percentage points (+1.75 km²); Forest land −1.6 percentage points (−1.40 km²); Barren land −0.6 percentage points (−0.54 km²).
Other local units in Okhaldhunga district
Questions about Likhu
- What is the forest cover of Likhu?
- Forest covers about 51.4% of Likhu (45.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Okhaldhunga district average of 53.3%.
- How much of Likhu is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.6% (0.5 km²), +0.3 percentage points since 2017. Likhu ranks 563rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Likhu?
- Likhu is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Okhaldhunga district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 87.9 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.