Districts compared

Dang vs Sankhuwasabha

Dang (674,993 people, headquarters Ghorahi) and Sankhuwasabha (158,041 people, headquarters Khandbari) compared side by side, population, density and area. Dang has 516,952 more people.

	Dang	Sankhuwasabha
Population (2021)	674,993	158,041
Area	2,955 km²	3,480 km²
Density	228/km²	45/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.92%/yr	-0.04%/yr
Literacy	81.4%	79.7%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	90.45	101.42
Headquarters	Ghorahi	Khandbari
Province	Lumbini	Koshi
Local levels	10	10

Dang

The Dang and Deukhuri valleys, Tharu heartland and seat of Lumbini Province's capital

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Sankhuwasabha

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

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Questions

Dang vs Sankhuwasabha, answered

Which has more people, Dang or Sankhuwasabha?+

Dang district had 674,993 people at the 2021 census and Sankhuwasabha had 158,041, so Dang has 516,952 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Dang or Sankhuwasabha?+

Dang covers 2,955 km² and Sankhuwasabha covers 3,480 km², a difference of 525 km². Sankhuwasabha is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Dang or Sankhuwasabha?+

Dang has a density of 228 people/km² and Sankhuwasabha has 45 people/km². Dang is denser.

What are the headquarters of Dang and Sankhuwasabha districts?+

Dang district's headquarters is Ghorahi; Sankhuwasabha's is Khandbari. Dang 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.