Local unit · Surkhet district · Karnali Province
Panchapuri: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Panchapuri, at 66.6% of its area. Forest covers 66.6% (about the same as the Surkhet district average of 61.9%), farmland 4.2%, rangeland 25.2%, built-up land 1.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 1.7%.
Area
329 km²
Local unit, Surkhet district
Forest (2025)
66.6%
178th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.8%
+1.5 points since 2017
Land cover of Panchapuri in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.3 | 1.8 | +1.5 | 6.0 |
| Agriculture land | 5.1 | 4.2 | −0.9 | 13.8 |
| Rangeland | 28.3 | 25.2 | −3.1 | 83.0 |
| Forest land | 63.6 | 66.6 | +3.0 | 219.3 |
| Water | 1.7 | 1.7 | ±0.0 | 5.6 |
| Barren land | 1.1 | 0.5 | −0.6 | 1.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Panchapuri.
How Panchapuri changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −3.1 percentage points (−10.31 km²); Forest land +3.0 percentage points (+9.95 km²); Urban land +1.5 percentage points (+5.04 km²).
Other local units in Surkhet district
Questions about Panchapuri
- What is the forest cover of Panchapuri?
- Forest covers about 66.6% of Panchapuri (219 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Surkhet district average of 61.9%.
- How much of Panchapuri is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.8% (6.0 km²), +1.5 percentage points since 2017. Panchapuri ranks 434th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Panchapuri?
- Panchapuri is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Surkhet district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 329 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.