Districts compared

Dhanusha vs Darchula

Dhanusha (867,747 people, headquarters Janakpur (Janakpurdham)) and Darchula (133,310 people, headquarters Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali)) compared side by side, population, density and area. Dhanusha has 734,437 more people.

	Dhanusha	Darchula
Population (2021)	867,747	133,310
Area	1,180 km²	2,322 km²
Density	735/km²	57/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.34%/yr	0%/yr
Literacy	65.2%	77.8%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	98.18	93.52
Headquarters	Janakpur (Janakpurdham)	Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali)
Province	Madhesh	Sudurpashchim
Local levels	18	9

Dhanusha

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

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Darchula

Api Himal (7,132 m) and the Mahakali frontier with India

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Questions

Dhanusha vs Darchula, answered

Which has more people, Dhanusha or Darchula?+

Dhanusha district had 867,747 people at the 2021 census and Darchula had 133,310, so Dhanusha has 734,437 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Dhanusha or Darchula?+

Dhanusha covers 1,180 km² and Darchula covers 2,322 km², a difference of 1,142 km². Darchula is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Dhanusha or Darchula?+

Dhanusha has a density of 735 people/km² and Darchula has 57 people/km². Dhanusha is denser.

What are the headquarters of Dhanusha and Darchula districts?+

Dhanusha district's headquarters is Janakpur (Janakpurdham); Darchula's is Darchula Khalanga (Mahakali). Dhanusha is in Madhesh Province, Darchula 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.