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Dhanusha vs Myagdi

Dhanusha (867,747 people, headquarters Janakpur (Janakpurdham)) and Myagdi (107,033 people, headquarters Beni) compared side by side, population, density and area. Dhanusha has 760,714 more people.

	Dhanusha	Myagdi
Population (2021)	867,747	107,033
Area	1,180 km²	2,297 km²
Density	735/km²	47/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.34%/yr	-0.57%/yr
Literacy	65.2%	79.7%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	98.18	95.03
Headquarters	Janakpur (Janakpurdham)	Beni
Province	Madhesh	Gandaki
Local levels	18	6

Dhanusha

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

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Myagdi

Dhaulagiri I (8,167 m), the Poon Hill viewpoint and the hot springs of Tatopani

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Questions

Dhanusha vs Myagdi, answered

Which has more people, Dhanusha or Myagdi?+

Dhanusha district had 867,747 people at the 2021 census and Myagdi had 107,033, so Dhanusha has 760,714 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Dhanusha or Myagdi?+

Dhanusha covers 1,180 km² and Myagdi covers 2,297 km², a difference of 1,117 km². Myagdi is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Dhanusha or Myagdi?+

Dhanusha has a density of 735 people/km² and Myagdi has 47 people/km². Dhanusha is denser.

What are the headquarters of Dhanusha and Myagdi districts?+

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