Districts compared

Dhanusha vs Saptari

Dhanusha (867,747 people, headquarters Janakpur (Janakpurdham)) and Saptari (706,255 people, headquarters Rajbiraj) compared side by side, population, density and area. Dhanusha has 161,492 more people.

	Dhanusha	Saptari
Population (2021)	867,747	706,255
Area	1,180 km²	1,363 km²
Density	735/km²	518/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.34%/yr	+0.96%/yr
Literacy	65.2%	67.7%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	98.18	99.01
Headquarters	Janakpur (Janakpurdham)	Rajbiraj
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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Saptari

The Koshi Barrage, Koshi Tappu's wild water buffalo and the Chhinnamasta shakti pith

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Questions

Dhanusha vs Saptari, answered

Which has more people, Dhanusha or Saptari?+

Dhanusha district had 867,747 people at the 2021 census and Saptari had 706,255, so Dhanusha has 161,492 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Dhanusha or Saptari?+

Dhanusha covers 1,180 km² and Saptari covers 1,363 km², a difference of 183 km². Saptari is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Dhanusha or Saptari?+

Dhanusha has a density of 735 people/km² and Saptari has 518 people/km². Dhanusha is denser.

What are the headquarters of Dhanusha and Saptari districts?+

Dhanusha district's headquarters is Janakpur (Janakpurdham); Saptari's is Rajbiraj. 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.