Districts compared

Dhanusha vs Dang

Dhanusha (867,747 people, headquarters Janakpur (Janakpurdham)) and Dang (674,993 people, headquarters Ghorahi) compared side by side, population, density and area. Dhanusha has 192,754 more people.

	Dhanusha	Dang
Population (2021)	867,747	674,993
Area	1,180 km²	2,955 km²
Density	735/km²	228/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.34%/yr	+1.92%/yr
Literacy	65.2%	81.4%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	98.18	90.45
Headquarters	Janakpur (Janakpurdham)	Ghorahi
Province	Madhesh	Lumbini
Local levels	18	10

Dhanusha

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

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Dang

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

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Questions

Dhanusha vs Dang, answered

Which has more people, Dhanusha or Dang?+

Dhanusha district had 867,747 people at the 2021 census and Dang had 674,993, so Dhanusha has 192,754 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Dhanusha or Dang?+

Dhanusha covers 1,180 km² and Dang covers 2,955 km², a difference of 1,775 km². Dang is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Dhanusha or Dang?+

Dhanusha has a density of 735 people/km² and Dang has 228 people/km². Dhanusha is denser.

What are the headquarters of Dhanusha and Dang districts?+

Dhanusha district's headquarters is Janakpur (Janakpurdham); Dang's is Ghorahi. Dhanusha is in Madhesh Province, Dang 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.