Districts compared

Banke vs Makwanpur

Banke (603,194 people, headquarters Nepalgunj) and Makwanpur (466,073 people, headquarters Hetauda) compared side by side, population, density and area. Banke has 137,121 more people.

	Banke	Makwanpur
Population (2021)	603,194	466,073
Area	2,337 km²	2,426 km²
Density	258/km²	192/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.97%/yr	+0.99%/yr
Literacy	73.4%	77.8%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	96.83	100.67
Headquarters	Nepalgunj	Hetauda
Province	Lumbini	Bagmati
Local levels	8	10

Banke

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

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Makwanpur

Hetauda, the capital of Bagmati Province, beneath the Daman viewpoint on the Tribhuvan Highway

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Questions

Banke vs Makwanpur, answered

Which has more people, Banke or Makwanpur?+

Banke district had 603,194 people at the 2021 census and Makwanpur had 466,073, so Banke has 137,121 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Banke or Makwanpur?+

Banke covers 2,337 km² and Makwanpur covers 2,426 km², a difference of 89 km². Makwanpur is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Banke or Makwanpur?+

Banke has a density of 258 people/km² and Makwanpur has 192 people/km². Banke is denser.

What are the headquarters of Banke and Makwanpur districts?+

Banke district's headquarters is Nepalgunj; Makwanpur's is Hetauda. Banke is in Lumbini Province, Makwanpur in Bagmati 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.