Districts compared

Ilam vs Sankhuwasabha

Ilam (279,534 people, headquarters Ilam) and Sankhuwasabha (158,041 people, headquarters Khandbari) compared side by side, population, density and area. Ilam has 121,493 more people.

	Ilam	Sankhuwasabha
Population (2021)	279,534	158,041
Area	1,703 km²	3,480 km²
Density	164/km²	45/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	-0.36%/yr	-0.04%/yr
Literacy	83.4%	79.7%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	99.52	101.42
Headquarters	Ilam	Khandbari
Province	Koshi	Koshi
Local levels	10	10

Ilam

Nepal's tea capital, orthodox tea gardens since 1863

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Sankhuwasabha

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

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Questions

Ilam vs Sankhuwasabha, answered

Which has more people, Ilam or Sankhuwasabha?+

Ilam district had 279,534 people at the 2021 census and Sankhuwasabha had 158,041, so Ilam has 121,493 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Ilam or Sankhuwasabha?+

Ilam covers 1,703 km² and Sankhuwasabha covers 3,480 km², a difference of 1,777 km². Sankhuwasabha is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Ilam or Sankhuwasabha?+

Ilam has a density of 164 people/km² and Sankhuwasabha has 45 people/km². Ilam is denser.

What are the headquarters of Ilam and Sankhuwasabha districts?+

Ilam district's headquarters is Ilam; Sankhuwasabha's is Khandbari. Both districts are 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.