Districts compared

Dhanusha vs Sankhuwasabha

Dhanusha (867,747 people, headquarters Janakpur (Janakpurdham)) and Sankhuwasabha (158,041 people, headquarters Khandbari) compared side by side, population, density and area. Dhanusha has 709,706 more people.

	Dhanusha	Sankhuwasabha
Population (2021)	867,747	158,041
Area	1,180 km²	3,480 km²
Density	735/km²	45/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.34%/yr	-0.04%/yr
Literacy	65.2%	79.7%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	98.18	101.42
Headquarters	Janakpur (Janakpurdham)	Khandbari
Province	Madhesh	Koshi
Local levels	18	10

Dhanusha

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

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Sankhuwasabha

Makalu's district, from the Arun gorge to the world's fifth-highest peak

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Questions

Dhanusha vs Sankhuwasabha, answered

Which has more people, Dhanusha or Sankhuwasabha?+

Dhanusha district had 867,747 people at the 2021 census and Sankhuwasabha had 158,041, so Dhanusha has 709,706 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Dhanusha or Sankhuwasabha?+

Dhanusha covers 1,180 km² and Sankhuwasabha covers 3,480 km², a difference of 2,300 km². Sankhuwasabha is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Dhanusha or Sankhuwasabha?+

Dhanusha has a density of 735 people/km² and Sankhuwasabha has 45 people/km². Dhanusha is denser.

What are the headquarters of Dhanusha and Sankhuwasabha districts?+

Dhanusha district's headquarters is Janakpur (Janakpurdham); Sankhuwasabha's is Khandbari. Dhanusha is in Madhesh Province, Sankhuwasabha in Koshi 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.