Districts compared

Dhanusha vs Taplejung

Dhanusha (867,747 people, headquarters Janakpur (Janakpurdham)) and Taplejung (120,590 people, headquarters Phungling) compared side by side, population, density and area. Dhanusha has 747,157 more people.

	Dhanusha	Taplejung
Population (2021)	867,747	120,590
Area	1,180 km²	3,646 km²
Density	735/km²	33/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.34%/yr	-0.53%/yr
Literacy	65.2%	82.2%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	98.18	101.6
Headquarters	Janakpur (Janakpurdham)	Phungling
Province	Madhesh	Koshi
Local levels	18	9

Dhanusha

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

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Taplejung

Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest peak, and the Pathibhara pilgrimage

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Questions

Dhanusha vs Taplejung, answered

Which has more people, Dhanusha or Taplejung?+

Dhanusha district had 867,747 people at the 2021 census and Taplejung had 120,590, so Dhanusha has 747,157 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Dhanusha or Taplejung?+

Dhanusha covers 1,180 km² and Taplejung covers 3,646 km², a difference of 2,466 km². Taplejung is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Dhanusha or Taplejung?+

Dhanusha has a density of 735 people/km² and Taplejung has 33 people/km². Dhanusha is denser.

What are the headquarters of Dhanusha and Taplejung districts?+

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