Districts compared

Banke vs Humla

Banke (603,194 people, headquarters Nepalgunj) and Humla (55,394 people, headquarters Simikot) compared side by side, population, density and area. Banke has 547,800 more people.

	Banke	Humla
Population (2021)	603,194	55,394
Area	2,337 km²	5,655 km²
Density	258/km²	10/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.97%/yr	+0.82%/yr
Literacy	73.4%	63.8%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	96.83	101.37
Headquarters	Nepalgunj	Simikot
Province	Lumbini	Karnali
Local levels	8	7

Banke

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

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Humla

Nepal's remotest district, Simikot, the Limi Valley and the Hilsa gateway to Mount Kailash

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Questions

Banke vs Humla, answered

Which has more people, Banke or Humla?+

Banke district had 603,194 people at the 2021 census and Humla had 55,394, so Banke has 547,800 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Banke or Humla?+

Banke covers 2,337 km² and Humla covers 5,655 km², a difference of 3,318 km². Humla is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Banke or Humla?+

Banke has a density of 258 people/km² and Humla has 10 people/km². Banke is denser.

What are the headquarters of Banke and Humla districts?+

Banke district's headquarters is Nepalgunj; Humla's is Simikot. Banke is in Lumbini Province, Humla in Karnali 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.