Local unit · Morang district · Koshi Province
Biratnagar: land cover and map
Urban land is the largest land cover in Biratnagar, at 51.6% of its area. Forest covers 0.3% (less than the Morang district average of 31.0%), farmland 47.6%, rangeland 0.3%, built-up land 51.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.2%.
Area
76.8 km²
Local unit, Morang district
Forest (2025)
0.3%
763rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
51.6%
+7.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Biratnagar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 44.6 | 51.6 | +7.0 | 39.7 |
| Agriculture land | 53.9 | 47.6 | −6.4 | 36.5 |
| Rangeland | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 0.2 |
| Forest land | 0.8 | 0.3 | −0.5 | 0.2 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 0.2 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 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 Biratnagar.
How Biratnagar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +7.0 percentage points (+5.41 km²); Agriculture land −6.4 percentage points (−4.88 km²); Forest land −0.5 percentage points (−0.41 km²).
Other local units in Morang district
Questions about Biratnagar
- What is the forest cover of Biratnagar?
- Forest covers about 0.3% of Biratnagar (0.2 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Morang district average of 31.0%.
- How much of Biratnagar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 51.6% (39.7 km²), +7.0 percentage points since 2017. Biratnagar ranks 15th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Biratnagar?
- Biratnagar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Morang district, Koshi Province, Nepal, covering 76.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.