Local unit · Saptari district · Madhesh Province
Surunga: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Surunga, at 53.2% of its area. Forest covers 21.6% (about the same as the Saptari district average of 21.5%), farmland 53.2%, rangeland 12.2%, built-up land 9.5%, bare land, rock and snow 2.9% and water 0.7%.
Area
107 km²
Local unit, Saptari district
Forest (2025)
21.6%
561st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
9.5%
+3.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Surunga in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 5.8 | 9.5 | +3.7 | 10.1 |
| Agriculture land | 59.7 | 53.2 | −6.5 | 56.8 |
| Rangeland | 9.5 | 12.2 | +2.7 | 13.0 |
| Forest land | 19.0 | 21.6 | +2.6 | 23.1 |
| Water | 1.1 | 0.7 | −0.4 | 0.7 |
| Barren land | 4.9 | 2.9 | −2.1 | 3.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Surunga.
How Surunga changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −6.5 percentage points (−6.93 km²); Urban land +3.7 percentage points (+3.90 km²); Rangeland +2.7 percentage points (+2.90 km²).
Other local units in Saptari district
Questions about Surunga
- What is the forest cover of Surunga?
- Forest covers about 21.6% of Surunga (23.1 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Saptari district average of 21.5%.
- How much of Surunga is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 9.5% (10.1 km²), +3.7 percentage points since 2017. Surunga ranks 250th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Surunga?
- Surunga is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Saptari district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 107 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.