Districts compared

Dhanusha vs Parsa

Dhanusha (867,747 people, headquarters Janakpur (Janakpurdham)) and Parsa (654,471 people, headquarters Birgunj) compared side by side, population, density and area. Dhanusha has 213,276 more people.

	Dhanusha	Parsa
Population (2021)	867,747	654,471
Area	1,180 km²	1,353 km²
Density	735/km²	484/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.34%/yr	+0.82%/yr
Literacy	65.2%	69.1%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	98.18	106.99
Headquarters	Janakpur (Janakpurdham)	Birgunj
Province	Madhesh	Madhesh
Local levels	18	14

Dhanusha

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

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Parsa

Birgunj, Nepal's main trade gateway to India, and the tiger forests of Parsa National Park

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Questions

Dhanusha vs Parsa, answered

Which has more people, Dhanusha or Parsa?+

Dhanusha district had 867,747 people at the 2021 census and Parsa had 654,471, so Dhanusha has 213,276 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Dhanusha or Parsa?+

Dhanusha covers 1,180 km² and Parsa covers 1,353 km², a difference of 173 km². Parsa is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Dhanusha or Parsa?+

Dhanusha has a density of 735 people/km² and Parsa has 484 people/km². Dhanusha is denser.

What are the headquarters of Dhanusha and Parsa districts?+

Dhanusha district's headquarters is Janakpur (Janakpurdham); Parsa's is Birgunj. Both districts are in Madhesh 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.