Local unit · Bajhang district · Sudur Paschim Province
Surma: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Surma, at 65.3% of its area. Forest covers 26.1% (about the same as the Bajhang district average of 23.5%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 65.3%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 8.4% and water 0.2%.
Area
270 km²
Local unit, Bajhang district
Forest (2025)
26.1%
543rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Surma 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 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Rangeland | 65.0 | 65.3 | +0.3 | 176.4 |
| Forest land | 28.0 | 26.1 | −1.9 | 70.5 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.0 | 0.5 |
| Barren land | 6.9 | 8.4 | +1.5 | 22.7 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Surma.
How Surma changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land −1.9 percentage points (−5.03 km²); Barren land +1.5 percentage points (+4.16 km²); Rangeland +0.3 percentage points (+0.68 km²).
Other local units in Bajhang district
Questions about Surma
- What is the forest cover of Surma?
- Forest covers about 26.1% of Surma (70.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Bajhang district average of 23.5%.
- How much of Surma is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.1 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Surma ranks 730th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Surma?
- Surma is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bajhang district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 270 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.