Districts compared

Banke vs Palpa

Banke (603,194 people, headquarters Nepalgunj) and Palpa (245,027 people, headquarters Tansen) compared side by side, population, density and area. Banke has 358,167 more people.

	Banke	Palpa
Population (2021)	603,194	245,027
Area	2,337 km²	1,373 km²
Density	258/km²	178/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.97%/yr	-0.61%/yr
Literacy	73.4%	83.7%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	96.83	85.25
Headquarters	Nepalgunj	Tansen
Province	Lumbini	Lumbini
Local levels	8	10

Banke

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

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Palpa

The hill bazaar of Tansen, Palpali dhaka weaving, Sen-era history and the riverside Ranighat palace

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Questions

Banke vs Palpa, answered

Which has more people, Banke or Palpa?+

Banke district had 603,194 people at the 2021 census and Palpa had 245,027, so Banke has 358,167 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Banke or Palpa?+

Banke covers 2,337 km² and Palpa covers 1,373 km², a difference of 964 km². Banke is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Banke or Palpa?+

Banke has a density of 258 people/km² and Palpa has 178 people/km². Banke is denser.

What are the headquarters of Banke and Palpa districts?+

Banke district's headquarters is Nepalgunj; Palpa's is Tansen. 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.