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Dhanusha vs Mustang

Dhanusha (867,747 people, headquarters Janakpur (Janakpurdham)) and Mustang (14,452 people, headquarters Jomsom) compared side by side, population, density and area. Dhanusha has 853,295 more people.

	Dhanusha	Mustang
Population (2021)	867,747	14,452
Area	1,180 km²	3,573 km²
Density	735/km²	4/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.34%/yr	+0.69%/yr
Literacy	65.2%	75.1%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	98.18	121.72
Headquarters	Janakpur (Janakpurdham)	Jomsom
Province	Madhesh	Gandaki
Local levels	18	5

Dhanusha

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

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Mustang

The walled city of Lo Manthang, Muktinath and the world's deepest gorge in trans-Himalayan Nepal

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Questions

Dhanusha vs Mustang, answered

Which has more people, Dhanusha or Mustang?+

Dhanusha district had 867,747 people at the 2021 census and Mustang had 14,452, so Dhanusha has 853,295 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Dhanusha or Mustang?+

Dhanusha covers 1,180 km² and Mustang covers 3,573 km², a difference of 2,393 km². Mustang is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Dhanusha or Mustang?+

Dhanusha has a density of 735 people/km² and Mustang has 4 people/km². Dhanusha is denser.

What are the headquarters of Dhanusha and Mustang districts?+

Dhanusha district's headquarters is Janakpur (Janakpurdham); Mustang's is Jomsom. Dhanusha is in Madhesh Province, Mustang in Gandaki 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.