Districts compared

Jhapa vs Banke

Jhapa (998,054 people, headquarters Bhadrapur (Chandragadhi)) and Banke (603,194 people, headquarters Nepalgunj) compared side by side, population, density and area. Jhapa has 394,860 more people.

	Jhapa	Banke
Population (2021)	998,054	603,194
Area	1,606 km²	2,337 km²
Density	621/km²	258/km²
Annual growth 2011-21	+1.97%/yr	+1.97%/yr
Literacy	82.8%	73.4%
Sex ratio (males/100 females)	92.1	96.83
Headquarters	Bhadrapur (Chandragadhi)	Nepalgunj
Province	Koshi	Lumbini
Local levels	15	8

Jhapa

Nepal's easternmost district and its lowest-lying land, on the fertile Mechi plain

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Banke

Nepalgunj, the gateway city of the western Tarai, and Banke National Park

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Questions

Jhapa vs Banke, answered

Which has more people, Jhapa or Banke?+

Jhapa district had 998,054 people at the 2021 census and Banke had 603,194, so Jhapa has 394,860 more people (National Population and Housing Census 2021).

Which is larger by area, Jhapa or Banke?+

Jhapa covers 1,606 km² and Banke covers 2,337 km², a difference of 731 km². Banke is the larger of the two.

Which is more densely populated, Jhapa or Banke?+

Jhapa has a density of 621 people/km² and Banke has 258 people/km². Jhapa is denser.

What are the headquarters of Jhapa and Banke districts?+

Jhapa district's headquarters is Bhadrapur (Chandragadhi); Banke's is Nepalgunj. Jhapa is in Koshi Province, Banke 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.