Local unit · Darchula district · Sudur Paschim Province
Byas: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Byas, at 50.1% of its area. Forest covers 13.0% (less than the Darchula district average of 30.2%), farmland 0.1%, rangeland 50.1%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 36.7% and water 0.2%.
Area
838 km²
Local unit, Darchula district
Forest (2025)
13.0%
585th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Byas in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 | 0.4 |
| Rangeland | 47.2 | 50.1 | +2.9 | 419.7 |
| Forest land | 14.6 | 13.0 | −1.6 | 109.0 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 1.4 |
| Barren land | 38.0 | 36.7 | −1.4 | 307.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Byas (summarised at 15 m).
How Byas changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +2.9 percentage points (+23.96 km²); Forest land −1.6 percentage points (−12.98 km²); Barren land −1.4 percentage points (−11.48 km²).
Other local units in Darchula district
Questions about Byas
- What is the forest cover of Byas?
- Forest covers about 13.0% of Byas (109 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Darchula district average of 30.2%.
- How much of Byas is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.1 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Byas ranks 749th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Byas?
- Byas is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Darchula district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 838 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.