Local unit · Rupandehi district · Lumbini Province
Marchawari: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Marchawari, at 79.6% of its area. Forest covers 1.4% (less than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%), farmland 79.6%, rangeland 0.3%, built-up land 18.5%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.1%.
Area
48.6 km²
Local unit, Rupandehi district
Forest (2025)
1.4%
721st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
18.5%
+7.7 points since 2017
Land cover of Marchawari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 10.9 | 18.5 | +7.7 | 9.0 |
| Agriculture land | 86.0 | 79.6 | −6.4 | 38.7 |
| Rangeland | 0.8 | 0.3 | −0.5 | 0.2 |
| Forest land | 2.2 | 1.4 | −0.8 | 0.7 |
| Water | 0.1 | 0.1 | ±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 Marchawari.
How Marchawari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +7.7 percentage points (+3.73 km²); Agriculture land −6.4 percentage points (−3.11 km²); Forest land −0.8 percentage points (−0.39 km²).
Other local units in Rupandehi district
Questions about Marchawari
- What is the forest cover of Marchawari?
- Forest covers about 1.4% of Marchawari (0.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%.
- How much of Marchawari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 18.5% (9.0 km²), +7.7 percentage points since 2017. Marchawari ranks 75th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Marchawari?
- Marchawari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rupandehi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 48.6 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.