Districts compared

Dhanusha vs Bajhang

Dhanusha (867,747 people, headquarters Janakpur (Janakpurdham)) and Bajhang (189,085 people, headquarters Chainpur (Jayaprithvi)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Dhanusha has 678,662 more people.

	Dhanusha	Bajhang
Population (2021)	867,747	189,085
Area	1,180 km²	3,422 km²
Density	735/km²	55/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.34%/yr	-0.3%/yr
Literacy	65.2%	70.5%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	98.18	87.93
Headquarters	Janakpur (Janakpurdham)	Chainpur (Jayaprithvi)
Province	Madhesh	Sudurpashchim
Local levels	18	12

Dhanusha

Janakpurdham, Madhesh's capital, the Janaki Mandir and Nepal's only operating railway

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Bajhang

Saipal Himal (7,031 m) and the reformer-raja Jaya Prithvi Bahadur Singh

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Questions

Dhanusha vs Bajhang, answered

Which has more people, Dhanusha or Bajhang?+

Dhanusha district had 867,747 people at the 2021 census and Bajhang had 189,085, so Dhanusha has 678,662 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Dhanusha or Bajhang?+

Dhanusha covers 1,180 km² and Bajhang covers 3,422 km², a difference of 2,242 km². Bajhang is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Dhanusha or Bajhang?+

Dhanusha has a density of 735 people/km² and Bajhang has 55 people/km². Dhanusha is denser.

What are the headquarters of Dhanusha and Bajhang districts?+

Dhanusha district's headquarters is Janakpur (Janakpurdham); Bajhang's is Chainpur (Jayaprithvi). Dhanusha is in Madhesh Province, Bajhang 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.