Local unit · Dailekh district · Karnali Province
Bhairabi: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bhairabi, at 49.5% of its area. Forest covers 49.5% (about the same as the Dailekh district average of 52.2%), farmland 9.7%, rangeland 39.8%, built-up land 0.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.3%.
Area
110 km²
Local unit, Dailekh district
Forest (2025)
49.5%
412th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.8%
+0.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Bhairabi in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.8 | +0.7 | 0.9 |
| Agriculture land | 14.4 | 9.7 | −4.8 | 10.6 |
| Rangeland | 40.2 | 39.8 | −0.4 | 43.9 |
| Forest land | 45.0 | 49.5 | +4.5 | 54.6 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.0 | 0.3 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bhairabi.
How Bhairabi changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −4.8 percentage points (−5.27 km²); Forest land +4.5 percentage points (+4.95 km²); Urban land +0.7 percentage points (+0.75 km²).
Other local units in Dailekh district
Questions about Bhairabi
- What is the forest cover of Bhairabi?
- Forest covers about 49.5% of Bhairabi (54.6 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Dailekh district average of 52.2%.
- How much of Bhairabi is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.8% (0.9 km²), +0.7 percentage points since 2017. Bhairabi ranks 528th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bhairabi?
- Bhairabi is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dailekh district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 110 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.