Local unit · Syangja district · Gandaki Province
Bhirkot: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bhirkot, at 58.5% of its area. Forest covers 58.5% (about the same as the Syangja district average of 62.2%), farmland 3.8%, rangeland 34.8%, built-up land 1.3%, bare land, rock and snow 0.9% and water 0.7%.
Area
78.2 km²
Local unit, Syangja district
Forest (2025)
58.5%
300th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.3%
+0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Bhirkot in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.7 | 1.3 | +0.6 | 1.0 |
| Agriculture land | 3.3 | 3.8 | +0.5 | 3.0 |
| Rangeland | 36.8 | 34.8 | −2.0 | 27.2 |
| Forest land | 57.2 | 58.5 | +1.3 | 45.8 |
| Water | 0.8 | 0.7 | −0.1 | 0.6 |
| Barren land | 1.2 | 0.9 | −0.3 | 0.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bhirkot.
How Bhirkot changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −2.0 percentage points (−1.57 km²); Forest land +1.3 percentage points (+1.02 km²); Urban land +0.6 percentage points (+0.45 km²).
Other local units in Syangja district
Questions about Bhirkot
- What is the forest cover of Bhirkot?
- Forest covers about 58.5% of Bhirkot (45.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Syangja district average of 62.2%.
- How much of Bhirkot is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.3% (1.0 km²), +0.6 percentage points since 2017. Bhirkot ranks 475th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bhirkot?
- Bhirkot is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Syangja district, Gandaki Province, Nepal, covering 78.2 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.