Local unit · Darchula district · Sudur Paschim Province
Malikarjun: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Malikarjun, at 68.5% of its area. Forest covers 68.5% (more than the Darchula district average of 30.2%), farmland 0.4%, rangeland 29.6%, built-up land 0.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 1.0%.
Area
101 km²
Local unit, Darchula district
Forest (2025)
68.5%
151st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.5%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Malikarjun in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.5 | +0.4 | 0.5 |
| Agriculture land | 0.4 | 0.4 | ±0.0 | 0.4 |
| Rangeland | 34.5 | 29.6 | −4.9 | 29.7 |
| Forest land | 64.0 | 68.5 | +4.5 | 68.9 |
| Water | 1.0 | 1.0 | +0.0 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Malikarjun.
How Malikarjun changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −4.9 percentage points (−4.90 km²); Forest land +4.5 percentage points (+4.52 km²); Urban land +0.4 percentage points (+0.40 km²).
Other local units in Darchula district
Questions about Malikarjun
- What is the forest cover of Malikarjun?
- Forest covers about 68.5% of Malikarjun (68.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Darchula district average of 30.2%.
- How much of Malikarjun is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.5% (0.5 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Malikarjun ranks 579th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Malikarjun?
- Malikarjun is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Darchula district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 101 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.