Districts compared

Dhanusha vs Humla

Dhanusha (867,747 people, headquarters Janakpur (Janakpurdham)) and Humla (55,394 people, headquarters Simikot) compared side by side, population, density and area. Dhanusha has 812,353 more people.

	Dhanusha	Humla
Population (2021)	867,747	55,394
Area	1,180 km²	5,655 km²
Density	735/km²	10/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.34%/yr	+0.82%/yr
Literacy	65.2%	63.8%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	98.18	101.37
Headquarters	Janakpur (Janakpurdham)	Simikot
Province	Madhesh	Karnali
Local levels	18	7

Dhanusha

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

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Humla

Nepal's remotest district, Simikot, the Limi Valley and the Hilsa gateway to Mount Kailash

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Questions

Dhanusha vs Humla, answered

Which has more people, Dhanusha or Humla?+

Dhanusha district had 867,747 people at the 2021 census and Humla had 55,394, so Dhanusha has 812,353 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Dhanusha or Humla?+

Dhanusha covers 1,180 km² and Humla covers 5,655 km², a difference of 4,475 km². Humla is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Dhanusha or Humla?+

Dhanusha has a density of 735 people/km² and Humla has 10 people/km². Dhanusha is denser.

What are the headquarters of Dhanusha and Humla districts?+

Dhanusha district's headquarters is Janakpur (Janakpurdham); Humla's is Simikot. Dhanusha is in Madhesh Province, Humla in Karnali 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.