Local unit · Surkhet district · Karnali Province
Barahatal: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Barahatal, at 73.8% of its area. Forest covers 73.8% (more than the Surkhet district average of 61.9%), farmland 1.4%, rangeland 22.4%, built-up land 0.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.4% and water 1.4%.
Area
455 km²
Local unit, Surkhet district
Forest (2025)
73.8%
88th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.6%
+0.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Barahatal in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.2 | 0.6 | +0.4 | 2.5 |
| Agriculture land | 1.8 | 1.4 | −0.4 | 6.5 |
| Rangeland | 23.5 | 22.4 | −1.2 | 101.7 |
| Forest land | 72.3 | 73.8 | +1.5 | 335.5 |
| Water | 1.4 | 1.4 | −0.0 | 6.4 |
| Barren land | 0.8 | 0.4 | −0.4 | 2.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Barahatal.
How Barahatal changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +1.5 percentage points (+7.04 km²); Rangeland −1.2 percentage points (−5.32 km²); Agriculture land −0.4 percentage points (−1.86 km²).
Other local units in Surkhet district
Questions about Barahatal
- What is the forest cover of Barahatal?
- Forest covers about 73.8% of Barahatal (335 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Surkhet district average of 61.9%.
- How much of Barahatal is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.6% (2.5 km²), +0.4 percentage points since 2017. Barahatal ranks 560th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Barahatal?
- Barahatal is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Surkhet district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 455 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.