Local unit · Bhojpur district · Koshi Province
Salpa Silichho: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Salpa Silichho, at 80.0% of its area. Forest covers 80.0% (more than the Bhojpur district average of 69.0%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 19.7%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.2%.
Area
193 km²
Local unit, Bhojpur district
Forest (2025)
80.0%
34th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Salpa Silichho in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.6 | 0.0 | −0.6 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 22.6 | 19.7 | −2.9 | 38.0 |
| Forest land | 76.5 | 80.0 | +3.5 | 154.4 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Salpa Silichho.
How Salpa Silichho changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +3.5 percentage points (+6.77 km²); Rangeland −2.9 percentage points (−5.61 km²); Agriculture land −0.6 percentage points (−1.06 km²).
Other local units in Bhojpur district
Questions about Salpa Silichho
- What is the forest cover of Salpa Silichho?
- Forest covers about 80.0% of Salpa Silichho (154 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Bhojpur district average of 69.0%.
- How much of Salpa Silichho is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.1 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Salpa Silichho ranks 729th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Salpa Silichho?
- Salpa Silichho is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bhojpur district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 193 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.