Local unit · Achham district · Sudur Paschim Province
Mellekh: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Mellekh, at 50.8% of its area. Forest covers 50.8% (about the same as the Achham district average of 55.6%), farmland 0.3%, rangeland 47.9%, built-up land 0.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.4%.
Area
135 km²
Local unit, Achham district
Forest (2025)
50.8%
396th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.7%
+0.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Mellekh in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.7 | +0.7 | 1.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.7 | 0.3 | −0.4 | 0.4 |
| Rangeland | 49.4 | 47.9 | −1.6 | 64.4 |
| Forest land | 49.5 | 50.8 | +1.2 | 68.3 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.0 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 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 Mellekh.
How Mellekh changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −1.6 percentage points (−2.09 km²); Forest land +1.2 percentage points (+1.67 km²); Urban land +0.7 percentage points (+0.89 km²).
Other local units in Achham district
Questions about Mellekh
- What is the forest cover of Mellekh?
- Forest covers about 50.8% of Mellekh (68.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Achham district average of 55.6%.
- How much of Mellekh is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.7% (1.0 km²), +0.7 percentage points since 2017. Mellekh ranks 533rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Mellekh?
- Mellekh is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Achham district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 135 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.