Local unit · Pyuthan district · Lumbini Province
Sworgadwari: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Sworgadwari, at 74.5% of its area. Forest covers 74.5% (about the same as the Pyuthan district average of 67.9%), farmland 3.9%, rangeland 18.9%, built-up land 1.9%, bare land, rock and snow 0.2% and water 0.7%.
Area
225 km²
Local unit, Pyuthan district
Forest (2025)
74.5%
83rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
1.9%
+1.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Sworgadwari in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.9 | 1.9 | +1.0 | 4.2 |
| Agriculture land | 5.2 | 3.9 | −1.3 | 8.8 |
| Rangeland | 20.3 | 18.9 | −1.4 | 42.4 |
| Forest land | 72.7 | 74.5 | +1.8 | 167.4 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.7 | ±0.0 | 1.5 |
| Barren land | 0.3 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 0.5 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Sworgadwari.
How Sworgadwari changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Forest land +1.8 percentage points (+4.11 km²); Rangeland −1.4 percentage points (−3.26 km²); Agriculture land −1.3 percentage points (−2.92 km²).
Other local units in Pyuthan district
Questions about Sworgadwari
- What is the forest cover of Sworgadwari?
- Forest covers about 74.5% of Sworgadwari (167 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Pyuthan district average of 67.9%.
- How much of Sworgadwari is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 1.9% (4.2 km²), +1.0 percentage points since 2017. Sworgadwari ranks 432nd of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Sworgadwari?
- Sworgadwari is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Pyuthan district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 225 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.