Local unit · Kapilbastu district · Lumbini Province
Bijayanagar: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Bijayanagar, at 46.3% of its area. Forest covers 46.3% (more than the Kapilbastu district average of 38.1%), farmland 43.1%, rangeland 4.3%, built-up land 5.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 0.6%.
Area
173 km²
Local unit, Kapilbastu district
Forest (2025)
46.3%
434th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
5.2%
+2.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Bijayanagar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.7 | 5.2 | +2.5 | 8.9 |
| Agriculture land | 44.8 | 43.1 | −1.7 | 74.7 |
| Rangeland | 4.2 | 4.3 | +0.1 | 7.5 |
| Forest land | 46.6 | 46.3 | −0.3 | 80.2 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.6 | −0.0 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 1.1 | 0.5 | −0.5 | 0.9 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bijayanagar.
How Bijayanagar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +2.5 percentage points (+4.31 km²); Agriculture land −1.7 percentage points (−2.93 km²); Barren land −0.5 percentage points (−0.92 km²).
Other local units in Kapilbastu district
Questions about Bijayanagar
- What is the forest cover of Bijayanagar?
- Forest covers about 46.3% of Bijayanagar (80.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Kapilbastu district average of 38.1%.
- How much of Bijayanagar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 5.2% (8.9 km²), +2.5 percentage points since 2017. Bijayanagar ranks 321st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bijayanagar?
- Bijayanagar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Kapilbastu district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 173 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.