Districts compared

Gulmi vs Palpa

Gulmi (246,494 people, headquarters Tamghas (Resunga)) and Palpa (245,027 people, headquarters Tansen) compared side by side, population, density and area. Gulmi has 1,467 more people.

	Gulmi	Palpa
Population (2021)	246,494	245,027
Area	1,149 km²	1,373 km²
Density	215/km²	178/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	-1.23%/yr	-0.61%/yr
Literacy	80.3%	83.7%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	83.31	85.25
Headquarters	Tamghas (Resunga)	Tansen
Province	Lumbini	Lumbini
Local levels	12	10

Gulmi

Birthplace of Nepali coffee and the sacred Resunga hill above Tamghas

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Palpa

The hill bazaar of Tansen, Palpali dhaka weaving, Sen-era history and the riverside Ranighat palace

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Questions

Gulmi vs Palpa, answered

Which has more people, Gulmi or Palpa?+

Gulmi district had 246,494 people at the 2021 census and Palpa had 245,027, so Gulmi has 1,467 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Gulmi or Palpa?+

Gulmi covers 1,149 km² and Palpa covers 1,373 km², a difference of 224 km². Palpa is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Gulmi or Palpa?+

Gulmi has a density of 215 people/km² and Palpa has 178 people/km². Gulmi is denser.

What are the headquarters of Gulmi and Palpa districts?+

Gulmi district's headquarters is Tamghas (Resunga); Palpa's is Tansen. Both districts are in Lumbini 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.