Local unit · Pyuthan district · Lumbini Province
Aairawati: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Aairawati, at 77.3% of its area. Forest covers 77.3% (about the same as the Pyuthan district average of 67.9%), farmland 1.0%, rangeland 17.4%, built-up land 2.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 1.1%.
Area
157 km²
Local unit, Pyuthan district
Forest (2025)
77.3%
58th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
2.9%
+1.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Aairawati in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.5 | 2.9 | +1.4 | 4.6 |
| Agriculture land | 1.3 | 1.0 | −0.3 | 1.5 |
| Rangeland | 19.4 | 17.4 | −2.0 | 27.3 |
| Forest land | 76.0 | 77.3 | +1.3 | 121.1 |
| Water | 1.2 | 1.1 | −0.1 | 1.7 |
| Barren land | 0.6 | 0.3 | −0.3 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Aairawati.
How Aairawati changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −2.0 percentage points (−3.09 km²); Urban land +1.4 percentage points (+2.19 km²); Forest land +1.3 percentage points (+2.04 km²).
Other local units in Pyuthan district
Questions about Aairawati
- What is the forest cover of Aairawati?
- Forest covers about 77.3% of Aairawati (121 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Pyuthan district average of 67.9%.
- How much of Aairawati is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 2.9% (4.6 km²), +1.4 percentage points since 2017. Aairawati ranks 386th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Aairawati?
- Aairawati is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Pyuthan district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 157 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.