Local unit · Baitadi district · Sudur Paschim Province
Surnaya: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Surnaya, at 54.8% of its area. Forest covers 54.8% (about the same as the Baitadi district average of 52.7%), farmland 0.7%, rangeland 43.8%, built-up land 0.8%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
124 km²
Local unit, Baitadi district
Forest (2025)
54.8%
355th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.8%
+0.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Surnaya in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.8 | +0.7 | 1.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.5 | 0.7 | +0.1 | 0.8 |
| Rangeland | 46.9 | 43.8 | −3.1 | 54.3 |
| Forest land | 52.4 | 54.8 | +2.3 | 68.0 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Barren land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Surnaya.
How Surnaya changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −3.1 percentage points (−3.89 km²); Forest land +2.3 percentage points (+2.87 km²); Urban land +0.7 percentage points (+0.87 km²).
Other local units in Baitadi district
Questions about Surnaya
- What is the forest cover of Surnaya?
- Forest covers about 54.8% of Surnaya (68.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Baitadi district average of 52.7%.
- How much of Surnaya is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.8% (1.0 km²), +0.7 percentage points since 2017. Surnaya ranks 519th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Surnaya?
- Surnaya is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Baitadi district, Sudur Paschim Province, Nepal, covering 124 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.