Districts compared

Dhanusha vs Rautahat

Dhanusha (867,747 people, headquarters Janakpur (Janakpurdham)) and Rautahat (813,573 people, headquarters Gaur) compared side by side, population, density and area. Dhanusha has 54,174 more people.

	Dhanusha	Rautahat
Population (2021)	867,747	813,573
Area	1,180 km²	1,126 km²
Density	735/km²	723/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.34%/yr	+1.63%/yr
Literacy	65.2%	57.8%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	98.18	100.8
Headquarters	Janakpur (Janakpurdham)	Gaur
Province	Madhesh	Madhesh
Local levels	18	18

Dhanusha

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

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Rautahat

Bajjika-speaking heartland with more municipalities (16) than any other Nepali district

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Questions

Dhanusha vs Rautahat, answered

Which has more people, Dhanusha or Rautahat?+

Dhanusha district had 867,747 people at the 2021 census and Rautahat had 813,573, so Dhanusha has 54,174 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Dhanusha or Rautahat?+

Dhanusha covers 1,180 km² and Rautahat covers 1,126 km², a difference of 54 km². Dhanusha is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Dhanusha or Rautahat?+

Dhanusha has a density of 735 people/km² and Rautahat has 723 people/km². Dhanusha is denser.

What are the headquarters of Dhanusha and Rautahat districts?+

Dhanusha district's headquarters is Janakpur (Janakpurdham); Rautahat's is Gaur. 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.