Local unit · Rupandehi district · Lumbini Province
Siyari: land cover and map
Agriculture land is the largest land cover in Siyari, at 76.2% of its area. Forest covers 2.7% (less than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%), farmland 76.2%, rangeland 0.2%, built-up land 18.0%, bare land, rock and snow 0.1% and water 2.7%.
Area
66.4 km²
Local unit, Rupandehi district
Forest (2025)
2.7%
692nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
18.0%
+5.9 points since 2017
Land cover of Siyari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 12.1 | 18.0 | +5.9 | 12.0 |
| Agriculture land | 82.1 | 76.2 | −5.9 | 50.6 |
| Rangeland | 0.4 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 0.1 |
| Forest land | 3.2 | 2.7 | −0.5 | 1.8 |
| Water | 2.0 | 2.7 | +0.8 | 1.8 |
| Barren land | 0.2 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.1 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Siyari.
How Siyari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +5.9 percentage points (+3.95 km²); Agriculture land −5.9 percentage points (−3.90 km²); Water +0.8 percentage points (+0.52 km²).
Other local units in Rupandehi district
Questions about Siyari
- What is the forest cover of Siyari?
- Forest covers about 2.7% of Siyari (1.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Rupandehi district average of 20.5%.
- How much of Siyari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 18.0% (12.0 km²), +5.9 percentage points since 2017. Siyari ranks 79th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Siyari?
- Siyari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Rupandehi district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 66.4 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.