Local unit · Surkhet district · Karnali Province
Bheriganga: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bheriganga, at 74.0% of its area. Forest covers 74.0% (more than the Surkhet district average of 61.9%), farmland 6.1%, rangeland 14.3%, built-up land 4.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 0.9%.
Area
256 km²
Local unit, Surkhet district
Forest (2025)
74.0%
87th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.6%
+3.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Bheriganga in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.0 | 4.6 | +3.6 | 11.7 |
| Agriculture land | 8.0 | 6.1 | −1.9 | 15.6 |
| Rangeland | 16.3 | 14.3 | −2.0 | 36.6 |
| Forest land | 73.5 | 74.0 | +0.5 | 189.4 |
| Water | 1.0 | 0.9 | −0.1 | 2.3 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.2 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bheriganga.
How Bheriganga changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +3.6 percentage points (+9.29 km²); Rangeland −2.0 percentage points (−5.12 km²); Agriculture land −1.9 percentage points (−4.89 km²).
Other local units in Surkhet district
Questions about Bheriganga
- What is the forest cover of Bheriganga?
- Forest covers about 74.0% of Bheriganga (189 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Surkhet district average of 61.9%.
- How much of Bheriganga is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.6% (11.7 km²), +3.6 percentage points since 2017. Bheriganga ranks 333rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bheriganga?
- Bheriganga is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Surkhet district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 256 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.