Local unit · Ramechhap district · Bagmati Province
Likhu Tamakoshi: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Likhu Tamakoshi, at 49.4% of its area. Forest covers 49.2% (more than the Ramechhap district average of 41.7%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 49.4%, built-up land 0.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.3%.
Area
124 km²
Local unit, Ramechhap district
Forest (2025)
49.2%
416th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.8%
+0.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Likhu Tamakoshi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 0.8 | +0.5 | 1.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.5 | 0.2 | −0.4 | 0.2 |
| Rangeland | 44.3 | 49.4 | +5.1 | 61.5 |
| Forest land | 53.1 | 49.2 | −3.9 | 61.2 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.3 | −0.1 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 1.4 | 0.1 | −1.3 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Likhu Tamakoshi.
How Likhu Tamakoshi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +5.1 percentage points (+6.41 km²); Forest land −3.9 percentage points (−4.86 km²); Barren land −1.3 percentage points (−1.60 km²).
Other local units in Ramechhap district
Questions about Likhu Tamakoshi
- What is the forest cover of Likhu Tamakoshi?
- Forest covers about 49.2% of Likhu Tamakoshi (61.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Ramechhap district average of 41.7%.
- How much of Likhu Tamakoshi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.8% (1.0 km²), +0.5 percentage points since 2017. Likhu Tamakoshi ranks 515th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Likhu Tamakoshi?
- Likhu Tamakoshi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Ramechhap district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 124 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.