Districts compared

Achham vs Bajhang

Achham (228,852 people, headquarters Mangalsen) and Bajhang (189,085 people, headquarters Chainpur (Jayaprithvi)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Achham has 39,767 more people.

	Achham	Bajhang
Population (2021)	228,852	189,085
Area	1,680 km²	3,422 km²
Density	136/km²	55/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	-1.13%/yr	-0.3%/yr
Literacy	72.6%	70.5%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	85.26	87.93
Headquarters	Mangalsen	Chainpur (Jayaprithvi)
Province	Sudurpashchim	Sudurpashchim
Local levels	10	12

Achham

Ramaroshan's lakes and meadows on the southern flanks of Khaptad

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Bajhang

Saipal Himal (7,031 m) and the reformer-raja Jaya Prithvi Bahadur Singh

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Questions

Achham vs Bajhang, answered

Which has more people, Achham or Bajhang?+

Achham district had 228,852 people at the 2021 census and Bajhang had 189,085, so Achham has 39,767 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Achham or Bajhang?+

Achham covers 1,680 km² and Bajhang covers 3,422 km², a difference of 1,742 km². Bajhang is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Achham or Bajhang?+

Achham has a density of 136 people/km² and Bajhang has 55 people/km². Achham is denser.

What are the headquarters of Achham and Bajhang districts?+

Achham district's headquarters is Mangalsen; Bajhang's is Chainpur (Jayaprithvi). Both districts are in Sudurpashchim Province.

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Sources & data note

All population, household, density, sex-ratio and growth figures are from the National Population and Housing Census 2021 (NSO National Report, Table 15; census reference date 25 November 2021), with 2011 comparisons from the 2011 census recalculated to current boundaries for the four districts split in 2017. Areas are the official statistical areas used by NSO/CBS, the 77 districts sum to exactly 147,181 km², not GIS polygon areas; where Wikipedia's list page prints conflicting areas for the four split districts (Nawalpur, Nawalparasi West, Rukum East, Rukum West), the NSO-consistent figures are used. Literacy rates are computed from NSO Table 24 raw counts (population aged 5+ who can read and write); the computed national aggregate, 76.25%, matches NSO's published 76.2%. Headquarters coordinates are approximate map-pin locations (±2–5 km), not surveyed points.