Local unit · Darchula district · Sudur Paschim Province
Shailyashikhar: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Shailyashikhar, at 56.1% of its area. Forest covers 41.8% (more than the Darchula district average of 30.2%), farmland 0.9%, rangeland 56.1%, built-up land 0.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.7%.
Area
118 km²
Local unit, Darchula district
Forest (2025)
41.8%
465th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.4%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Shailyashikhar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.0 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 1.2 | 0.9 | −0.2 | 1.1 |
| Rangeland | 61.3 | 56.1 | −5.2 | 66.0 |
| Forest land | 36.4 | 41.8 | +5.4 | 49.1 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.7 | +0.0 | 0.9 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Shailyashikhar.
How Shailyashikhar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +5.4 percentage points (+6.36 km²); Rangeland −5.2 percentage points (−6.11 km²); Agriculture land −0.2 percentage points (−0.29 km²).
Other local units in Darchula district
Questions about Shailyashikhar
- What is the forest cover of Shailyashikhar?
- Forest covers about 41.8% of Shailyashikhar (49.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Darchula district average of 30.2%.
- How much of Shailyashikhar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.4% (0.4 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Shailyashikhar ranks 608th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Shailyashikhar?
- Shailyashikhar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Darchula district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 118 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.