Local unit · Saptari district · Madhesh Province
Bishnupur: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Bishnupur, at 83.6% of its area. Forest covers 2.8% (less than the Saptari district average of 21.5%), farmland 83.6%, rangeland 0.1%, built-up land 12.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 1.1%.
Area
36.6 km²
Local unit, Saptari district
Forest (2025)
2.8%
688th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
12.4%
+4.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Bishnupur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 7.8 | 12.4 | +4.6 | 4.5 |
| Agriculture land | 89.4 | 83.6 | −5.7 | 30.6 |
| Rangeland | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 2.5 | 2.8 | +0.4 | 1.0 |
| Water | 0.1 | 1.1 | +1.0 | 0.4 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.0 | −0.3 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Bishnupur.
How Bishnupur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −5.7 percentage points (−2.10 km²); Urban land +4.6 percentage points (+1.69 km²); Water +1.0 percentage points (+0.36 km²).
Other local units in Saptari district
Questions about Bishnupur
- What is the forest cover of Bishnupur?
- Forest covers about 2.8% of Bishnupur (1.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Saptari district average of 21.5%.
- How much of Bishnupur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 12.4% (4.5 km²), +4.6 percentage points since 2017. Bishnupur ranks 175th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bishnupur?
- Bishnupur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Saptari district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 36.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.