Local unit · Bardiya district · Lumbini Province
Gulariya: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Gulariya, at 68.2% of its area. Forest covers 11.1% (less than the Bardiya district average of 55.0%), farmland 68.2%, rangeland 2.4%, built-up land 14.2%, bare land, rock and snow 1.2% and water 2.8%.
Area
118 km²
Local unit, Bardiya district
Forest (2025)
11.1%
599th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
14.2%
+6.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Gulariya in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 7.7 | 14.2 | +6.5 | 16.8 |
| Agriculture land | 75.4 | 68.2 | −7.1 | 80.5 |
| Rangeland | 2.4 | 2.4 | ±0.0 | 2.9 |
| Forest land | 9.3 | 11.1 | +1.7 | 13.0 |
| Water | 2.7 | 2.8 | +0.1 | 3.3 |
| Barren land | 2.5 | 1.2 | −1.2 | 1.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Gulariya.
How Gulariya changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −7.1 percentage points (−8.44 km²); Urban land +6.5 percentage points (+7.71 km²); Forest land +1.7 percentage points (+2.02 km²).
Other local units in Bardiya district
Questions about Gulariya
- What is the forest cover of Gulariya?
- Forest covers about 11.1% of Gulariya (13.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bardiya district average of 55.0%.
- How much of Gulariya is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 14.2% (16.8 km²), +6.5 percentage points since 2017. Gulariya ranks 129th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Gulariya?
- Gulariya is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bardiya district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 118 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.