Local unit · Okhaldhunga district · Koshi Province
Siddhicharan: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Siddhicharan, at 58.9% of its area. Forest covers 58.9% (about the same as the Okhaldhunga district average of 53.3%), farmland 0.7%, rangeland 37.4%, built-up land 1.3%, bare land, rock and snow 1.3% and water 0.5%.
Area
168 km²
Local unit, Okhaldhunga district
Forest (2025)
58.9%
297th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.3%
+0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Siddhicharan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.7 | 1.3 | +0.6 | 2.2 |
| Agriculture land | 0.4 | 0.7 | +0.3 | 1.2 |
| Rangeland | 33.6 | 37.4 | +3.9 | 62.7 |
| Forest land | 62.0 | 58.9 | −3.1 | 98.7 |
| Water | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.0 | 0.8 |
| Barren land | 2.8 | 1.3 | −1.5 | 2.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Siddhicharan.
How Siddhicharan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +3.9 percentage points (+6.47 km²); Forest land −3.1 percentage points (−5.28 km²); Barren land −1.5 percentage points (−2.57 km²).
Other local units in Okhaldhunga district
Questions about Siddhicharan
- What is the forest cover of Siddhicharan?
- Forest covers about 58.9% of Siddhicharan (98.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Okhaldhunga district average of 53.3%.
- How much of Siddhicharan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.3% (2.2 km²), +0.6 percentage points since 2017. Siddhicharan ranks 480th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Siddhicharan?
- Siddhicharan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Okhaldhunga district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 168 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.