Local unit · Bhaktapur district · Bagmati Province
Suryabinayak: land cover and map
Urban land is the largest land cover in Suryabinayak, at 68.9% of its area. Forest covers 25.4% (more than the Bhaktapur district average of 18.7%), farmland 1.7%, rangeland 4.0%, built-up land 68.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
42.5 km²
Local unit, Bhaktapur district
Forest (2025)
25.4%
545th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
68.9%
+17.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Suryabinayak in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 51.7 | 68.9 | +17.2 | 29.3 |
| Agriculture land | 11.2 | 1.7 | −9.5 | 0.7 |
| Rangeland | 4.6 | 4.0 | −0.6 | 1.7 |
| Forest land | 32.5 | 25.4 | −7.1 | 10.8 |
| 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 Suryabinayak.
How Suryabinayak changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +17.2 percentage points (+7.31 km²); Agriculture land −9.5 percentage points (−4.03 km²); Forest land −7.1 percentage points (−3.01 km²).
Other local units in Bhaktapur district
Questions about Suryabinayak
- What is the forest cover of Suryabinayak?
- Forest covers about 25.4% of Suryabinayak (10.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Bhaktapur district average of 18.7%.
- How much of Suryabinayak is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 68.9% (29.3 km²), +17.2 percentage points since 2017. Suryabinayak ranks 10th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Suryabinayak?
- Suryabinayak is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bhaktapur district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 42.5 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.