Districts compared

Bara vs Humla

Bara (763,137 people, headquarters Kalaiya) and Humla (55,394 people, headquarters Simikot) compared side by side, population, density and area. Bara has 707,743 more people.

	Bara	Humla
Population (2021)	763,137	55,394
Area	1,190 km²	5,655 km²
Density	641/km²	10/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1%/yr	+0.82%/yr
Literacy	64.5%	63.8%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	104.4	101.37
Headquarters	Kalaiya	Simikot
Province	Madhesh	Karnali
Local levels	16	7

Bara

Gadhimai's quinquennial festival, the medieval capital Simraungadh and the Nijgadh airport forest

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Humla

Nepal's remotest district, Simikot, the Limi Valley and the Hilsa gateway to Mount Kailash

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Questions

Bara vs Humla, answered

Which has more people, Bara or Humla?+

Bara district had 763,137 people at the 2021 census and Humla had 55,394, so Bara has 707,743 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Bara or Humla?+

Bara covers 1,190 km² and Humla covers 5,655 km², a difference of 4,465 km². Humla is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Bara or Humla?+

Bara has a density of 641 people/km² and Humla has 10 people/km². Bara is denser.

What are the headquarters of Bara and Humla districts?+

Bara district's headquarters is Kalaiya; Humla's is Simikot. Bara is in Madhesh Province, Humla 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.