Local unit · Bara district · Madhesh Province
Bishrampur: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Bishrampur, at 82.8% of its area. Forest covers 1.7% (less than the Bara district average of 39.7%), farmland 82.8%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 15.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.2%.
Area
19.8 km²
Local unit, Bara district
Forest (2025)
1.7%
712th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
15.4%
+4.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Bishrampur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 11.2 | 15.4 | +4.2 | 3.0 |
| Agriculture land | 87.0 | 82.8 | −4.2 | 16.4 |
| Rangeland | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 1.7 | 1.7 | ±0.0 | 0.3 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| 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 Bishrampur.
How Bishrampur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −4.2 percentage points (−0.83 km²); Urban land +4.2 percentage points (+0.83 km²); Water +0.0 percentage points (+0.00 km²).
Other local units in Bara district
Questions about Bishrampur
- What is the forest cover of Bishrampur?
- Forest covers about 1.7% of Bishrampur (0.3 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bara district average of 39.7%.
- How much of Bishrampur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 15.4% (3.0 km²), +4.2 percentage points since 2017. Bishrampur ranks 106th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Bishrampur?
- Bishrampur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bara district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 19.8 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.