Local unit · Pyuthan district · Lumbini Province
Sarumarani: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Sarumarani, at 80.4% of its area. Forest covers 80.4% (more than the Pyuthan district average of 67.9%), farmland 3.3%, rangeland 12.6%, built-up land 1.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.5% and water 1.4%.
Area
158 km²
Local unit, Pyuthan district
Forest (2025)
80.4%
33rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.9%
+1.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Sarumarani in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 1.0 | 1.9 | +1.0 | 3.0 |
| Agriculture land | 3.8 | 3.3 | −0.5 | 5.2 |
| Rangeland | 12.7 | 12.6 | −0.1 | 19.8 |
| Forest land | 80.7 | 80.4 | −0.3 | 127.0 |
| Water | 1.1 | 1.4 | +0.2 | 2.1 |
| Barren land | 0.8 | 0.5 | −0.3 | 0.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sarumarani.
How Sarumarani changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +1.0 percentage points (+1.52 km²); Agriculture land −0.5 percentage points (−0.74 km²); Forest land −0.3 percentage points (−0.47 km²).
Other local units in Pyuthan district
Questions about Sarumarani
- What is the forest cover of Sarumarani?
- Forest covers about 80.4% of Sarumarani (127 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Pyuthan district average of 67.9%.
- How much of Sarumarani is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.9% (3.0 km²), +1.0 percentage points since 2017. Sarumarani ranks 426th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sarumarani?
- Sarumarani is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Pyuthan district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 158 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.