Local unit · Nawalparasi West district · Lumbini Province
Sarawal: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Sarawal, at 75.6% of its area. Forest covers 11.9% (less than the Nawalparasi West district average of 32.1%), farmland 75.6%, rangeland 0.0%, built-up land 12.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.3%.
Area
73.2 km²
Local unit, Nawalparasi West district
Forest (2025)
11.9%
593rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
12.2%
+4.2 points since 2017
Land cover of Sarawal in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 8.1 | 12.2 | +4.2 | 9.0 |
| Agriculture land | 79.5 | 75.6 | −4.0 | 55.3 |
| Rangeland | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
| Forest land | 12.0 | 11.9 | −0.1 | 8.7 |
| Water | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
| 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 Sarawal.
How Sarawal changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +4.2 percentage points (+3.04 km²); Agriculture land −4.0 percentage points (−2.91 km²); Forest land −0.1 percentage points (−0.10 km²).
Other local units in Nawalparasi West district
Questions about Sarawal
- What is the forest cover of Sarawal?
- Forest covers about 11.9% of Sarawal (8.7 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Nawalparasi West district average of 32.1%.
- How much of Sarawal is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 12.2% (9.0 km²), +4.2 percentage points since 2017. Sarawal ranks 178th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sarawal?
- Sarawal is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Nawalparasi West district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 73.2 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.