Local unit · Surkhet district · Karnali Province
Birendranagar: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Birendranagar, at 49.1% of its area. Forest covers 49.1% (less than the Surkhet district average of 61.9%), farmland 6.4%, rangeland 29.5%, built-up land 14.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.5%.
Area
245 km²
Local unit, Surkhet district
Forest (2025)
49.1%
417th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
14.4%
+5.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Birendranagar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 9.4 | 14.4 | +5.1 | 35.3 |
| Agriculture land | 9.7 | 6.4 | −3.2 | 15.7 |
| Rangeland | 34.6 | 29.5 | −5.2 | 72.2 |
| Forest land | 45.7 | 49.1 | +3.4 | 120.1 |
| Water | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.0 | 1.3 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Birendranagar.
How Birendranagar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −5.2 percentage points (−12.60 km²); Urban land +5.1 percentage points (+12.36 km²); Forest land +3.4 percentage points (+8.30 km²).
Other local units in Surkhet district
Questions about Birendranagar
- What is the forest cover of Birendranagar?
- Forest covers about 49.1% of Birendranagar (120 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Surkhet district average of 61.9%.
- How much of Birendranagar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 14.4% (35.3 km²), +5.1 percentage points since 2017. Birendranagar ranks 120th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Birendranagar?
- Birendranagar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Surkhet district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 245 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.