Local unit · Sarlahi district · Madhesh Province
Malangawa: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Malangawa, at 74.6% of its area. Forest covers 3.3% (less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%), farmland 74.6%, rangeland 0.2%, built-up land 21.7%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.2%.
Area
30.4 km²
Local unit, Sarlahi district
Forest (2025)
3.3%
680th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
21.7%
+3.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Malangawa in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 17.8 | 21.7 | +3.9 | 6.6 |
| Agriculture land | 78.7 | 74.6 | −4.1 | 22.7 |
| Rangeland | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.2 | 0.1 |
| Forest land | 3.0 | 3.3 | +0.4 | 1.0 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.0 | −0.2 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Malangawa.
How Malangawa changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Agriculture land −4.1 percentage points (−1.25 km²); Urban land +3.9 percentage points (+1.17 km²); Forest land +0.4 percentage points (+0.12 km²).
Other local units in Sarlahi district
Questions about Malangawa
- What is the forest cover of Malangawa?
- Forest covers about 3.3% of Malangawa (1.0 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Sarlahi district average of 27.1%.
- How much of Malangawa is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 21.7% (6.6 km²), +3.9 percentage points since 2017. Malangawa ranks 53rd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Malangawa?
- Malangawa is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Sarlahi district, Madhesh Province, Nepal, covering 30.4 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.