Districts compared

Banke vs Taplejung

Banke (603,194 people, headquarters Nepalgunj) and Taplejung (120,590 people, headquarters Phungling) compared side by side, population, density and area. Banke has 482,604 more people.

	Banke	Taplejung
Population (2021)	603,194	120,590
Area	2,337 km²	3,646 km²
Density	258/km²	33/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.97%/yr	-0.53%/yr
Literacy	73.4%	82.2%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	96.83	101.6
Headquarters	Nepalgunj	Phungling
Province	Lumbini	Koshi
Local levels	8	9

Banke

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

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Taplejung

Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest peak, and the Pathibhara pilgrimage

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Questions

Banke vs Taplejung, answered

Which has more people, Banke or Taplejung?+

Banke district had 603,194 people at the 2021 census and Taplejung had 120,590, so Banke has 482,604 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Banke or Taplejung?+

Banke covers 2,337 km² and Taplejung covers 3,646 km², a difference of 1,309 km². Taplejung is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Banke or Taplejung?+

Banke has a density of 258 people/km² and Taplejung has 33 people/km². Banke is denser.

What are the headquarters of Banke and Taplejung districts?+

Banke district's headquarters is Nepalgunj; Taplejung's is Phungling. Banke is in Lumbini Province, Taplejung 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.