Local unit · Siraha district · Madhesh Province
Bishnupur: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Bishnupur, at 75.0% of its area. Forest covers 8.1% (less than the Siraha district average of 22.0%), farmland 75.0%, rangeland 0.2%, built-up land 16.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.6%.
Area
26.3 km²
Local unit, Siraha district
Forest (2025)
8.1%
620th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
16.2%
+3.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Bishnupur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 12.6 | 16.2 | +3.6 | 4.3 |
| Agriculture land | 77.0 | 75.0 | −2.1 | 19.7 |
| Rangeland | 5.7 | 0.2 | −5.5 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 4.4 | 8.1 | +3.6 | 2.1 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.6 | +0.3 | 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 Bishnupur.
How Bishnupur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −5.5 percentage points (−1.45 km²); Forest land +3.6 percentage points (+0.96 km²); Urban land +3.6 percentage points (+0.96 km²).
Other local units in Siraha district
Questions about Bishnupur
- What is the forest cover of Bishnupur?
- Forest covers about 8.1% of Bishnupur (2.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Siraha district average of 22.0%.
- How much of Bishnupur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 16.2% (4.3 km²), +3.6 percentage points since 2017. Bishnupur ranks 93rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bishnupur?
- Bishnupur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Siraha district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 26.3 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.