Local unit · Gulmi district · Lumbini Province
Malika: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Malika, at 49.7% of its area. Forest covers 49.1% (less than the Gulmi district average of 62.3%), farmland 0.6%, rangeland 49.7%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.0%.
Area
92.5 km²
Local unit, Gulmi district
Forest (2025)
49.1%
418th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Malika in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.1 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 1.1 | 0.6 | −0.5 | 0.5 |
| Rangeland | 44.0 | 49.7 | +5.6 | 45.9 |
| Forest land | 54.0 | 49.1 | −4.9 | 45.4 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.3 | −0.3 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Malika.
How Malika changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +5.6 percentage points (+5.22 km²); Forest land −4.9 percentage points (−4.52 km²); Agriculture land −0.5 percentage points (−0.50 km²).
Other local units in Gulmi district
Questions about Malika
- What is the forest cover of Malika?
- Forest covers about 49.1% of Malika (45.4 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Gulmi district average of 62.3%.
- How much of Malika is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (0.4 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Malika ranks 603rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Malika?
- Malika is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gulmi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 92.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.