Districts compared

Banke vs Darchula

Banke (603,194 people, headquarters Nepalgunj) and Darchula (133,310 people, headquarters Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Banke has 469,884 more people.

	Banke	Darchula
Population (2021)	603,194	133,310
Area	2,337 km²	2,322 km²
Density	258/km²	57/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.97%/yr	0%/yr
Literacy	73.4%	77.8%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	96.83	93.52
Headquarters	Nepalgunj	Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali)
Province	Lumbini	Sudurpashchim
Local levels	8	9

Banke

Nepalgunj, the gateway city of the western Tarai, and Banke National Park

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Darchula

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

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Questions

Banke vs Darchula, answered

Which has more people, Banke or Darchula?+

Banke district had 603,194 people at the 2021 census and Darchula had 133,310, so Banke has 469,884 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Banke or Darchula?+

Banke covers 2,337 km² and Darchula covers 2,322 km², a difference of 15 km². Banke is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Banke or Darchula?+

Banke has a density of 258 people/km² and Darchula has 57 people/km². Banke is denser.

What are the headquarters of Banke and Darchula districts?+

Banke district's headquarters is Nepalgunj; Darchula's is Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali). Banke is in Lumbini Province, Darchula 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.