Districts compared

Dailekh vs Dolpa

Dailekh (252,313 people, headquarters Dailekh (Narayan)) and Dolpa (42,774 people, headquarters Dunai (Thuli Bheri)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Dailekh has 209,539 more people.

	Dailekh	Dolpa
Population (2021)	252,313	42,774
Area	1,502 km²	7,889 km²
Density	168/km²	5/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	-0.35%/yr	+1.47%/yr
Literacy	75.5%	67%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	91.82	99.85
Headquarters	Dailekh (Narayan)	Dunai (Thuli Bheri)
Province	Karnali	Karnali
Local levels	11	8

Dailekh

Dullu's medieval Khasa-empire inscriptions and the natural eternal flames of the Panchakoshi pilgrimage

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Dolpa

Nepal's largest district, trans-Himalayan Dolpo, Shey Phoksundo National Park and Phoksundo Lake

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Questions

Dailekh vs Dolpa, answered

Which has more people, Dailekh or Dolpa?+

Dailekh district had 252,313 people at the 2021 census and Dolpa had 42,774, so Dailekh has 209,539 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Dailekh or Dolpa?+

Dailekh covers 1,502 km² and Dolpa covers 7,889 km², a difference of 6,387 km². Dolpa is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Dailekh or Dolpa?+

Dailekh has a density of 168 people/km² and Dolpa has 5 people/km². Dailekh is denser.

What are the headquarters of Dailekh and Dolpa districts?+

Dailekh district's headquarters is Dailekh (Narayan); Dolpa's is Dunai (Thuli Bheri). Both districts are 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.