Districts compared

Banke vs Pyuthan

Banke (603,194 people, headquarters Nepalgunj) and Pyuthan (232,019 people, headquarters Pyuthan (Khalanga)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Banke has 371,175 more people.

	Banke	Pyuthan
Population (2021)	603,194	232,019
Area	2,337 km²	1,309 km²
Density	258/km²	177/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.97%/yr	+0.16%/yr
Literacy	73.4%	80.1%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	96.83	81.43
Headquarters	Nepalgunj	Pyuthan (Khalanga)
Province	Lumbini	Lumbini
Local levels	8	9

Banke

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

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Pyuthan

Swargadwari, the hilltop 'gateway to heaven', and Nepal's lowest district sex ratio

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Questions

Banke vs Pyuthan, answered

Which has more people, Banke or Pyuthan?+

Banke district had 603,194 people at the 2021 census and Pyuthan had 232,019, so Banke has 371,175 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Banke or Pyuthan?+

Banke covers 2,337 km² and Pyuthan covers 1,309 km², a difference of 1,028 km². Banke is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Banke or Pyuthan?+

Banke has a density of 258 people/km² and Pyuthan has 177 people/km². Banke is denser.

What are the headquarters of Banke and Pyuthan districts?+

Banke district's headquarters is Nepalgunj; Pyuthan's is Pyuthan (Khalanga). 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.