Districts compared

Dadeldhura vs Darchula

Dadeldhura (139,602 people, headquarters Dadeldhura (Amargadhi)) and Darchula (133,310 people, headquarters Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Dadeldhura has 6,292 more people.

	Dadeldhura	Darchula
Population (2021)	139,602	133,310
Area	1,538 km²	2,322 km²
Density	91/km²	57/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	-0.17%/yr	0%/yr
Literacy	78.2%	77.8%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	89.4	93.52
Headquarters	Dadeldhura (Amargadhi)	Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali)
Province	Sudurpashchim	Sudurpashchim
Local levels	7	9

Dadeldhura

Amargadhi Fort, Amar Singh Thapa's western stronghold

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Darchula

Api Himal (7,132 m) and the Mahakali frontier with India

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Questions

Dadeldhura vs Darchula, answered

Which has more people, Dadeldhura or Darchula?+

Dadeldhura district had 139,602 people at the 2021 census and Darchula had 133,310, so Dadeldhura has 6,292 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Dadeldhura or Darchula?+

Dadeldhura covers 1,538 km² and Darchula covers 2,322 km², a difference of 784 km². Darchula is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Dadeldhura or Darchula?+

Dadeldhura has a density of 91 people/km² and Darchula has 57 people/km². Dadeldhura is denser.

What are the headquarters of Dadeldhura and Darchula districts?+

Dadeldhura district's headquarters is Dadeldhura (Amargadhi); Darchula's is Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali). Both districts are in Sudurpashchim 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.