Districts compared

Banke vs Gulmi

Banke (603,194 people, headquarters Nepalgunj) and Gulmi (246,494 people, headquarters Tamghas (Resunga)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Banke has 356,700 more people.

	Banke	Gulmi
Population (2021)	603,194	246,494
Area	2,337 km²	1,149 km²
Density	258/km²	215/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.97%/yr	-1.23%/yr
Literacy	73.4%	80.3%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	96.83	83.31
Headquarters	Nepalgunj	Tamghas (Resunga)
Province	Lumbini	Lumbini
Local levels	8	12

Banke

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

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Gulmi

Birthplace of Nepali coffee and the sacred Resunga hill above Tamghas

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Questions

Banke vs Gulmi, answered

Which has more people, Banke or Gulmi?+

Banke district had 603,194 people at the 2021 census and Gulmi had 246,494, so Banke has 356,700 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Banke or Gulmi?+

Banke covers 2,337 km² and Gulmi covers 1,149 km², a difference of 1,188 km². Banke is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Banke or Gulmi?+

Banke has a density of 258 people/km² and Gulmi has 215 people/km². Banke is denser.

What are the headquarters of Banke and Gulmi districts?+

Banke district's headquarters is Nepalgunj; Gulmi's is Tamghas (Resunga). Both districts are in Lumbini 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.