Local unit · Makwanpur district · Bagmati Province
Indrasarowar: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Indrasarowar, at 67.7% of its area. Forest covers 67.7% (about the same as the Makwanpur district average of 74.0%), farmland 0.5%, rangeland 25.4%, built-up land 4.4%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 2.0%.
Area
97.3 km²
Local unit, Makwanpur district
Forest (2025)
67.7%
160th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.4%
+0.6 points since 2017
Land cover of Indrasarowar in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 3.8 | 4.4 | +0.6 | 4.2 |
| Agriculture land | 1.4 | 0.5 | −1.0 | 0.4 |
| Rangeland | 25.2 | 25.4 | +0.2 | 24.7 |
| Forest land | 67.5 | 67.7 | +0.2 | 65.9 |
| Water | 2.0 | 2.0 | ±0.0 | 2.0 |
| 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 Indrasarowar.
How Indrasarowar changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −1.0 percentage points (−0.95 km²); Urban land +0.6 percentage points (+0.56 km²); Forest land +0.2 percentage points (+0.19 km²).
Other local units in Makwanpur district
Questions about Indrasarowar
- What is the forest cover of Indrasarowar?
- Forest covers about 67.7% of Indrasarowar (65.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Makwanpur district average of 74.0%.
- How much of Indrasarowar is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.4% (4.2 km²), +0.6 percentage points since 2017. Indrasarowar ranks 340th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Indrasarowar?
- Indrasarowar is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Makwanpur district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 97.3 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.