Local unit · Sindhupalchok district · Bagmati Province
Melamchi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Melamchi, at 59.5% of its area. Forest covers 59.5% (more than the Sindhupalchok district average of 51.8%), farmland 1.9%, rangeland 25.9%, built-up land 11.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.8% and water 0.5%.
Area
161 km²
Local unit, Sindhupalchok district
Forest (2025)
59.5%
287th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
11.4%
+0.8 points since 2017
Land cover of Melamchi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 10.6 | 11.4 | +0.8 | 18.3 |
| Agriculture land | 1.7 | 1.9 | +0.2 | 3.1 |
| Rangeland | 25.5 | 25.9 | +0.4 | 41.5 |
| Forest land | 61.1 | 59.5 | −1.6 | 95.6 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.5 | −0.0 | 0.8 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.8 | +0.2 | 1.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Melamchi.
How Melamchi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −1.6 percentage points (−2.60 km²); Urban land +0.8 percentage points (+1.37 km²); Rangeland +0.4 percentage points (+0.66 km²).
Other local units in Sindhupalchok district
Questions about Melamchi
- What is the forest cover of Melamchi?
- Forest covers about 59.5% of Melamchi (95.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Sindhupalchok district average of 51.8%.
- How much of Melamchi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 11.4% (18.3 km²), +0.8 percentage points since 2017. Melamchi ranks 203rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Melamchi?
- Melamchi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sindhupalchok district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 161 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.