Districts compared

Achham vs Darchula

Achham (228,852 people, headquarters Mangalsen) and Darchula (133,310 people, headquarters Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Achham has 95,542 more people.

	Achham	Darchula
Population (2021)	228,852	133,310
Area	1,680 km²	2,322 km²
Density	136/km²	57/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	-1.13%/yr	0%/yr
Literacy	72.6%	77.8%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	85.26	93.52
Headquarters	Mangalsen	Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali)
Province	Sudurpashchim	Sudurpashchim
Local levels	10	9

Achham

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

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Darchula

Api Himal (7,132 m) and the Mahakali frontier with India

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Questions

Achham vs Darchula, answered

Which has more people, Achham or Darchula?+

Achham district had 228,852 people at the 2021 census and Darchula had 133,310, so Achham has 95,542 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Achham or Darchula?+

Achham covers 1,680 km² and Darchula covers 2,322 km², a difference of 642 km². Darchula is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Achham or Darchula?+

Achham has a density of 136 people/km² and Darchula has 57 people/km². Achham is denser.

What are the headquarters of Achham and Darchula districts?+

Achham district's headquarters is Mangalsen; Darchula's is Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali). 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.