Local unit · Surkhet district · Karnali Province
Gurbhakot: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Gurbhakot, at 53.4% of its area. Forest covers 53.4% (about the same as the Surkhet district average of 61.9%), farmland 8.4%, rangeland 30.3%, built-up land 6.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 1.1%.
Area
228 km²
Local unit, Surkhet district
Forest (2025)
53.4%
370th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
6.6%
+5.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Gurbhakot in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.2 | 6.6 | +5.4 | 15.1 |
| Agriculture land | 11.9 | 8.4 | −3.5 | 19.2 |
| Rangeland | 34.0 | 30.3 | −3.7 | 69.2 |
| Forest land | 51.5 | 53.4 | +1.9 | 121.9 |
| Water | 1.1 | 1.1 | −0.0 | 2.6 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 0.4 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Gurbhakot.
How Gurbhakot changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +5.4 percentage points (+12.31 km²); Rangeland −3.7 percentage points (−8.36 km²); Agriculture land −3.5 percentage points (−7.97 km²).
Other local units in Surkhet district
Questions about Gurbhakot
- What is the forest cover of Gurbhakot?
- Forest covers about 53.4% of Gurbhakot (122 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Surkhet district average of 61.9%.
- How much of Gurbhakot is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 6.6% (15.1 km²), +5.4 percentage points since 2017. Gurbhakot ranks 293rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Gurbhakot?
- Gurbhakot is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Surkhet district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 228 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.