Districts compared

Dhanusha vs Banke

Dhanusha (867,747 people, headquarters Janakpur (Janakpurdham)) and Banke (603,194 people, headquarters Nepalgunj) compared side by side, population, density and area. Dhanusha has 264,553 more people.

	Dhanusha	Banke
Population (2021)	867,747	603,194
Area	1,180 km²	2,337 km²
Density	735/km²	258/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.34%/yr	+1.97%/yr
Literacy	65.2%	73.4%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	98.18	96.83
Headquarters	Janakpur (Janakpurdham)	Nepalgunj
Province	Madhesh	Lumbini
Local levels	18	8

Dhanusha

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

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Banke

Nepalgunj, the gateway city of the western Tarai, and Banke National Park

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Questions

Dhanusha vs Banke, answered

Which has more people, Dhanusha or Banke?+

Dhanusha district had 867,747 people at the 2021 census and Banke had 603,194, so Dhanusha has 264,553 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Dhanusha or Banke?+

Dhanusha covers 1,180 km² and Banke covers 2,337 km², a difference of 1,157 km². Banke is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Dhanusha or Banke?+

Dhanusha has a density of 735 people/km² and Banke has 258 people/km². Dhanusha is denser.

What are the headquarters of Dhanusha and Banke districts?+

Dhanusha district's headquarters is Janakpur (Janakpurdham); Banke's is Nepalgunj. Dhanusha is in Madhesh Province, Banke in Lumbini 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.