Local unit · Gorkha district · Gandaki Province
Barpak Sulikot: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Barpak Sulikot, at 74.6% of its area. Forest covers 74.6% (more than the Gorkha district average of 35.9%), farmland 0.7%, rangeland 22.8%, built-up land 0.6%, bare land, rock and snow 1.1% and water 0.2%.
Area
201 km²
Local unit, Gorkha district
Forest (2025)
74.6%
79th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.6%
+0.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Barpak Sulikot in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.4 | 0.6 | +0.2 | 1.1 |
| Agriculture land | 1.3 | 0.7 | −0.5 | 1.5 |
| Rangeland | 23.4 | 22.8 | −0.6 | 45.8 |
| Forest land | 72.4 | 74.6 | +2.3 | 149.7 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 2.5 | 1.1 | −1.4 | 2.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Barpak Sulikot (summarised at 10 m).
How Barpak Sulikot changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +2.3 percentage points (+4.52 km²); Barren land −1.4 percentage points (−2.77 km²); Rangeland −0.6 percentage points (−1.16 km²).
Other local units in Gorkha district
Questions about Barpak Sulikot
- What is the forest cover of Barpak Sulikot?
- Forest covers about 74.6% of Barpak Sulikot (150 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Gorkha district average of 35.9%.
- How much of Barpak Sulikot is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.6% (1.1 km²), +0.2 percentage points since 2017. Barpak Sulikot ranks 557th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Barpak Sulikot?
- Barpak Sulikot is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Gorkha district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 201 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.