Local unit · Sarlahi district · Madhesh Province
Ishworpur: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Ishworpur, at 49.4% of its area. Forest covers 49.4% (more than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%), farmland 34.1%, rangeland 5.0%, built-up land 8.1%, bare land, rock and snow 1.0% and water 2.4%.
Area
164 km²
Local unit, Sarlahi district
Forest (2025)
49.4%
414th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
8.1%
+2.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Ishworpur in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 5.4 | 8.1 | +2.7 | 13.2 |
| Agriculture land | 38.9 | 34.1 | −4.8 | 55.9 |
| Rangeland | 3.5 | 5.0 | +1.5 | 8.2 |
| Forest land | 49.5 | 49.4 | −0.1 | 80.9 |
| Water | 0.8 | 2.4 | +1.7 | 4.0 |
| Barren land | 2.0 | 1.0 | −1.0 | 1.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Ishworpur.
How Ishworpur changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −4.8 percentage points (−7.78 km²); Urban land +2.7 percentage points (+4.36 km²); Water +1.7 percentage points (+2.75 km²).
Other local units in Sarlahi district
Questions about Ishworpur
- What is the forest cover of Ishworpur?
- Forest covers about 49.4% of Ishworpur (80.9 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%.
- How much of Ishworpur is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 8.1% (13.2 km²), +2.7 percentage points since 2017. Ishworpur ranks 272nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Ishworpur?
- Ishworpur is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sarlahi district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 164 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.