Districts compared

Banke vs Sankhuwasabha

Banke (603,194 people, headquarters Nepalgunj) and Sankhuwasabha (158,041 people, headquarters Khandbari) compared side by side, population, density and area. Banke has 445,153 more people.

	Banke	Sankhuwasabha
Population (2021)	603,194	158,041
Area	2,337 km²	3,480 km²
Density	258/km²	45/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.97%/yr	-0.04%/yr
Literacy	73.4%	79.7%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	96.83	101.42
Headquarters	Nepalgunj	Khandbari
Province	Lumbini	Koshi
Local levels	8	10

Banke

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

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Sankhuwasabha

Makalu's district, from the Arun gorge to the world's fifth-highest peak

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Questions

Banke vs Sankhuwasabha, answered

Which has more people, Banke or Sankhuwasabha?+

Banke district had 603,194 people at the 2021 census and Sankhuwasabha had 158,041, so Banke has 445,153 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Banke or Sankhuwasabha?+

Banke covers 2,337 km² and Sankhuwasabha covers 3,480 km², a difference of 1,143 km². Sankhuwasabha is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Banke or Sankhuwasabha?+

Banke has a density of 258 people/km² and Sankhuwasabha has 45 people/km². Banke is denser.

What are the headquarters of Banke and Sankhuwasabha districts?+

Banke district's headquarters is Nepalgunj; Sankhuwasabha's is Khandbari. Banke is in Lumbini Province, Sankhuwasabha in Koshi 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.