Districts compared

Banke vs Mugu

Banke (603,194 people, headquarters Nepalgunj) and Mugu (64,549 people, headquarters Gamgadhi (Chhayanath Rara)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Banke has 538,645 more people.

	Banke	Mugu
Population (2021)	603,194	64,549
Area	2,337 km²	3,535 km²
Density	258/km²	18/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.97%/yr	+1.49%/yr
Literacy	73.4%	68.1%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	96.83	100.66
Headquarters	Nepalgunj	Gamgadhi (Chhayanath Rara)
Province	Lumbini	Karnali
Local levels	8	4

Banke

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

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Mugu

Rara, Nepal's largest lake, set in one of the country's remotest districts

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Questions

Banke vs Mugu, answered

Which has more people, Banke or Mugu?+

Banke district had 603,194 people at the 2021 census and Mugu had 64,549, so Banke has 538,645 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Banke or Mugu?+

Banke covers 2,337 km² and Mugu covers 3,535 km², a difference of 1,198 km². Mugu is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Banke or Mugu?+

Banke has a density of 258 people/km² and Mugu has 18 people/km². Banke is denser.

What are the headquarters of Banke and Mugu districts?+

Banke district's headquarters is Nepalgunj; Mugu's is Gamgadhi (Chhayanath Rara). Banke is in Lumbini Province, Mugu 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.